Three vigor zones, identified in a Barbera vineyard by remote sensing at full canopy, were
carefully ground-truthed to determine, over 2 years, the relative weight of soil factors in …

Floor management in organic viticulture plays a key role as weed suppression and soil health
must be warranted through practices that minimise the recourse to extensive tillage and …

Background and Aims Accelerated berry sugar accumulation resulting in wines of excessive
alcohol concentration, sub‐optimal colour and atypical flavour has become increasingly …

Background and Aims Precision viticulture encompasses a series of techniques from remote
to proximal sensing for describing and exploiting within‐vineyard variability. Our aim was to …

Background and Aims The increasing interest by the wine market in sparkling white wines
challenges how the desired grape composition can be achieved under the pressure of global …

Variable rate technologies allow site-specific management of parcels characterized by different
levels of vigor and/or yield. Fertilization based on actual plant needs is one of the most …

Variable rate application of vineyard inputs in field parcels characterized by different levels of
vigor and/or yield is one of the most promising applications of precision agriculture. In a four…

Global warming is endangering maintenance of optimal grape composition in white varietals
aimed at sparkling wine making due to difficulties to maintain adequate acidity and fresh …

Viticulture is in great need of new rootstocks sharing features of scion growth control and
tolerance to major biotic and abiotic stress factors. A two year study was carried out in pots to …

Amid growing concerns over global warming and available management strategies to reduce
cluster temperature and prevent overheating and sunburn damage, there is increasing …