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Modeling Phenology, Water Status, and Yield Components of Three Portuguese Grapevines Using the STICS Crop Model

Helder Fraga, Ricardo Costa, José Moutinho-Pereira, Carlos M. Correia, Lia-Tânia Dinis, Igor Gonçalves, José Silvestre, José Eiras-Dias, Aureliano C. Malheiro, João A. Santos
Am J Enol Vitic. November 2015 66: 482-491; published ahead of print June 19, 2015 ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2015.15031
Helder Fraga
1Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Ricardo Costa
1Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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José Moutinho-Pereira
1Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Carlos M. Correia
1Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Lia-Tânia Dinis
1Centre for the Research and Technology of Agro-Environmental and Biological Sciences, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
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Igor Gonçalves
2Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Viticultura Duriense, Quinta da Santa Maria, 5050-106 Godim, Portugal
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José Silvestre
3Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta da Almoinha, 2565-191 Dois Portos, Portugal
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José Eiras-Dias
3Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, I.P., Quinta da Almoinha, 2565-191 Dois Portos, Portugal
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Aureliano C. Malheiro
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João A. Santos
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Viticulture plays a key role in Portuguese economic growth. The possibility of obtaining early predictions of viticultural parameters, such as phenology, water status, yield, and potential wine characteristics, are of great value for growers and will influence the viticultural chain. The present study is a first approach to adapt the Simulateur mulTIdisciplinaire pour les Cultures Standard (STICS), a dynamic crop model, to Portuguese winegrowing conditions and grapevine varieties. Several site-specific parameters for climate, soil, and management practices were assessed. Varietal-specific parameters were measured from vineyards in the Douro and Lisboa winegrowing regions of Portugal. Three of the most important varieties in the country (Aragonez, Touriga-Franca, and Touriga-Nacional) were targeted for model calibration. Overall, the STICS crop model was successful in simulating yield, phenological stages, and water stress, but not alcohol content. The relatively high model accuracy will improve the performance of vineyard operations and winemaking practices, such as organizing harvests, vineyard intervention scheduling, irrigation procedures, and strategic planning of wineries. STICS may be feasible as a decision support tool for short- and long-term strategic planning in Portuguese viticulture, particularly taking into account the projected impacts of climate change. The efficiency gains obtained from the use of this crop model by wine industry stakeholders is expected to increase the competitiveness and sustainability of the wine sector in Portugal.

  • crop modeling
  • STICS
  • viticulture
  • varietal calibration
  • Portugal
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Am J Enol Vitic.  November 2015  66: 482-491;  published ahead of print June 19, 2015 ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2015.15031
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