Title: The differential expression of the two key genes involved in fructan biosynthetic pathway in artichoke vs. wild cardoon improves inulin-type fructans
Abstract: Also, the wild cardoon, growing naturally under harsh conditions and well-adapted to many marginal areas, could have a good potential utilisation for sustainable production in stressed lands and in maintaining the agrobiodiversity.The wild species are extremely rich resources of useful genes not available in the cultivated gene pool.Moreover, the wild cardoon is extremely rich in highly bioavailable polyphenols and high-quality fibres and minerals (Ceccarelli et al. 2010,