Southern Switzerland has a long tradition of chestnut cultivation as a staple food. Local inhabitants constantly selected varieties according to the ripening period, the type of use, and the adaptability to the territory. As a result, the panorama of chestnut varieties is very complex, as reflected by more than 120 different variety names in an area of 26,000 ha. Since 1994, 47 varieties have b...

CITAB – Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal Delegação Regional de Agricultura do Nordeste Transmontano, Avenida General Humberto Delgado, 5300-167 Bragança, Portugal c Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, I.P., Departamento de Alimentação e Nutrição...