The province of Huesca (Spain) is a traditional area for growing grapevines. There are archaeological evidences of their cultivation at least since the second century B.C. Nevertheless, in the last years the varietal diversity is markedly decreasing due to the rooting out of old plantations that are replaced with new broadly known varieties, since the market demands a certain standardization of the wine producing varieties. The objective of this study is to examine and characterise the existing varieties in the province of Huesca, mainly in vineyards planted before 1960. A total of 47 accessions were collected in 14 plots from 11 municipalities. Moreover 36 accessions from the region, planted at the Movera grapevine germplasm bank (Movera collection), located at Zaragoza (Spain) were included in the study. Ampelographic characterisation was carried out with 50 OIV descriptors for two consecutive years. Molecular characterisation was made with the following microsatellites: VVS2, VVMD5, VVMD7, VVMD27, VrZAG62 and VrZAG79. Ampelographic results were compared by cluster analysis. Most of the accessions were identified, being considered as new varieties: two white, Carrillera and Moscatel, and six red or black: Macicillo, Bomogastro, Angelina, Terrer, Parraleta Roja and Garnacha Gorda. Several new synonymies were detected, as Miguel for Vitadillo or Parrel for Trepat. Seven accessions remained unidentified. Out of the studied Vitis vinifera varieties, 23 were considered as endangered, indicating the valuable patrimony of the zone to be preserved.Additional key words: homonymy; minor varieties; synonymies; varietal identification; Vitis germplasm bank.
ResumenAmpelografía y análisis de ADN con microsatélites de cultivares de vid autóctonos y en peligro de extinción en la provincia de Huesca (España)La provincia de Huesca (España) ha sido un lugar tradicional de cultivo de vid. Existe evidencia arqueológica de la existencia de dicho cultivo desde el siglo II a.C. Sin embargo, en las últimas décadas la diversidad varietal está disminuyendo marcadamente debido al arranque de antiguas plantaciones que están siendo reemplazadas con nuevas variedades ampliamente conocidas, ya que el mercado demanda una cierta estandarización de las variedades productoras de vino. El objetivo de este estudio es caracterizar e identificar las variedades existentes en la provincia de Huesca, principalmente en viñedos plantados antes de 1960. Se muestrearon 47 accesiones de 14 parcelas en 11 municipios. Además se incluyeron otras 36 accesiones de la provincia de Huesca que se encuentran en el banco de germoplasma de vid de Movera (colección de Movera), situado en Zaragoza (España). La caracterización ampelográfica se llevó a cabo con 50 descriptores durante dos años consecutivos. La caracterización molecular se realizó con los siguientes microsatélites: VVS2, VVMD5, VVMD7, VVMD27, VrZAG62 y VrZAG79. Los resultados ampelográficos se compararon mediante análisis de enjambres. Se identificó la mayor parte de las accesiones, detectándose l...