The center
HISTORY
The Center was born in 2003 by Piemonte Region, University of Torino and local Institutions on the basis of the historical and traditional bond between chestnut and the territory, betting on the potentiality of chestnut cultivation for Italy.
The Center was formally established on 10 February 2009, by Regional Law No 4. Nowadays it joins public bodies, as well as stakeholders interested in chestnut-growing sector.
Castanetum
The Chestnut R&D Center Piemonte hosts one of the broadest and most comprehensive chestnut genetic variability collections, located over an area traditionally devoted to chestnut and close to new intensive chestnut orchards.
Established on about 5 ha surface, the arboretum counts the main Castanea species (C. sativa, C. mollissima, C. dentata, C. pumila, C. crenata and their hybrids) and about 150 cultivars ranging from the most part of Italy to the main chestnut areas worldwide.
Services
Help desk for support and technical assistance to companies. c/o Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin P.zza Torino n. 3, 12100 Cuneo info@centrocastanicoltura.org Phone: 011 6708801; 0171 690461 OPENING HOURS: From 10:00 to 12:30, from Monday to Friday, by appointment
Gli operatori commerciali in castanicoltura. Dove acquistare le piante? Da chi far potare i castagneti tradizionali? Chi lavora il legno di castagno?
Chemical analysis on composition, secondary metabolites and merceological traits are routinely conducted to characterize from a nutritional and nutraceutical point of view the fresh chestnuts and their derivatives. Analytical protocols and advanced techniques such as spectrophotometry and high-performance liquid chromatography are performed. The main analysis...
Identification of symptoms and arthropods (mites and insects) using traditional techniques (visual identification, use of stereoscopic microscope, upbringing of species up to the stage for identification) and/or molecular techniques (DNA extraction, PCR essay using taxon-specific primers, sequencing techniques on DNA regions for diagnostic/recognition purposes and...
Castanea
Our contacts
info@centrocastanicoltura.org
centro.castanicoltura@unito.it
Tel.: 011 6708801; 0171 690461
Where we are:
Regione Gambarello 23, 12013 Chiusa di Pesio (CN)
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c/o Department of Agricultural, Forest and Food Sciences, University of Turin
P.zza Torino n. 3, 12100 Cuneo
OPENING HOURS:
From 10:00 to 12:30, from Monday to Friday, by appointment
