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The authors acknowledge Gobierno de Aragon for the funding of the Research Group named `Economia Agroalimentaria y de los Recursos Naturales', which has financed the gathering and analysis of the data. The National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology (INIA) has funded the permanent activities of the CITA vegetable genebank (BGHZ-CITA) responsible for the collection of the seeds and the associated knowledge, as well as the conservation of the purple local carrot used in this study, being the project currently in force RFP2015-00012.

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Making Use of Sustainable Local Plant Genetic Resources: Would Consumers Support the Recovery of a Traditional Purple Carrot?

Publicated to:Sustainability. 12 (16): 6549- - 2020-08-01 12(16), DOI: 10.3390/su12166549

Authors: Gracia, Azucena; Sanchez, Ana Maria; Jurado, Francesc; Mallor, Cristina

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Centro de Investigaci?n y Tecnolog?a Agroalimentaria de Arag?n - Author
Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Unidad Econ Agroalimentaria & Recursos Nat, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Ctr Invest & Tecnol Agroalimentaria Aragon CITA, Unidad Hortofruticultura, Avda Montanana 930, Zaragoza 50059, Spain - Author
Grupo de investigación Producción Vegetal Sostenible (PROVESOS). Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón - Author
Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón (IA2). Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón - Author
Univ Zaragoza, CITA, Inst Agroalimentario Aragon IA2, Zaragoza, Spain - Author
Universidad de Zaragoza - Author
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Abstract

Local plant genetic resources are of vital importance for the resilience of the agroecosystems, especially under conditions of global climate change. The diversification of production using these resources is postulated as an alternative for the development of rural areas with non-optimal farming conditions and/or disadvantaged by depopulation. However, in order to sustainably utilize local genetic resources, their use has also to provide products accepted by consumers. The aim of this study was to evaluate consumer acceptance of a local purple carrot that is a Spanish landrace at risk of genetic erosion from Teruel, a province in the Aragon region seriously affected by depopulation and extreme weather conditions, to contribute to its sustainable recovery. Consumer preferences for carrots with different characteristics (color, price, variety, and production system) were studied, and their willingness to pay (WTP) for the local purple carrots was assessed. Data from a survey conducted in this Spanish region was used. We identified two segments of consumers with different willingness to pay, hedonic liking, and intention to purchase the purple local carrots. These traditional purple carrots would be accepted by the segment of consumers more willing to pay for and more likely to purchase these carrots. The traditional purple carrots should be promoted, emphasizing that they are produced by a local landrace whose purple color is due to anthocyanic pigments with known antioxidant properties.

Keywords

Abiotic stressAragónAttributesCarrot landraceChoice experimentFoodHealthPreferencesTomatoValuationVarietiesWillingness to pay

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

From a relative perspective, and based on the normalized impact indicator calculated from the Field Citation Ratio (FCR) of the Dimensions source, it yields a value of: 3.86, which indicates that, compared to works in the same discipline and in the same year of publication, it ranks as a work cited above average. (source consulted: Dimensions Jul 2025)

Specifically, and according to different indexing agencies, this work has accumulated citations as of 2025-07-12, the following number of citations:

  • WoS: 10
  • Scopus: 12

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-12:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 26 (PlumX).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Gracia Royo, Azucena) and Last Author (Mallor Giménez, Cristina).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Gracia Royo, Azucena.