Morphological and Phytochemical Characterization of Old Ligurian Basil Accessions: Recovery of Old Biodiversity for Future Exploitation.

ABSTRACT: Since the 19th century, the cultivation of Ocimum basilicum L. has increasingly been established in Liguria, with the in situ reproduction of seeds. Over the years, Ligurian basil accessions were crossed with allochthonous genomes to obtain disease-resistant plants. To preserve the original genetic resource, nine old Ligurian accessions (CV1-9) were recovered. As part of the PSR 2014-2022 Mis. 10.2 of Liguria Region, this work aimed to characterize these CVs by morphological and phytochemical analyses to safeguard their biodiversity. Commercial O. basilicum Genovese Superbo grown in Liguria (SL) was added for comparison. The micro-morphological investigation showed significantly different trichome densities among the samples. CV4 showed the highest densities of both peltate a

SUBMITTER: Betuzzi F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11859914 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature