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Luigi Frusciante

Tomato and biodiversity

Luigi Frusciante is full Professor of Agricultural Genetics at the Faculty of Agriculture of the University of Naples Federico II . He has authored more than 190 scientific publications . With his research group has contributed to the sequencing of the tomato genome; with this discovery he and his colleagues earned the cover of "Nature" in 2012. Through anecdotes and fascinating stories, he tells us of his food memories and his relationship with the territory. His words reveal the passion for scientific research and underline the importance of biodiversity and the need to preserve it.

Video table of contents

  1. The memory of bread
  2. The Mediterranean Diet: a round trip
  3. The wheat
  4. Tradition, innovation and memory
  5. The tomato and the English miners
  6. The San Marzano’s DNA
  7. Biodiversity
  8. The tomato: a DOC immigrant
  9. The tomato between North and South
  10. Pizza is better!

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Geographic information

Country: IT

Region: Campania

City: Portici

District: NA

Altitude: 29m s.l.m.

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People

Luigi Frusciante

Date of birth: 02-02-1949
City: Calvi (BN)
School: University
Profession: Teacher/Professor
Languages: Italiano

References

Sitography:
https://www.docenti.unina.it/luigi.frusciante

Document by: Marzia Mauriello, MedEatResearch-Centro di Ricerche Sociali sulla Dieta Mediterranea, diretto da Marino Niola, intervista di Marzia Mauriello, sottotitoli a cura di Marzia Mauriello
Video by: Davide Mancini
Created: 19-06-2014

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Mediterranean granaries, curated by SOB University in Naples

Mediterranean granaries, curated by SOB University in Naples

On the 16th November 2010 The Mediterranean diet was nominated Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. The MedEatResearch, Centre of Social Research on the Mediterranean Diet by University Suor Orsola Benincasa in Naples, directed by Marino Niola and Elisabetta Moro, was founded in 2012 to nurture, promote and spread Italian food heritage and to boost cultural exchanges on wines and foods from various- Mediterranean countries. Within this project the specific archive Granaries of Memory was created to present the results of the researches conducted by the Centre.
Universita degli Studi Suor Orsola Benincasa

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