Thermal remote sensing of soil moisture in vineyards is a challenge. The grass-covered soil, in addition to a standing grape canopy, create complex patterns of heating and cooling and increase the surface temperature variability between vine rows. In this study, we evaluate the strength of relationships between soil moisture, mechanical resistance and thermal inertia calculated from the drop of...

Rotundone is a sesquiterpene that gives grapes and wine a desirable 'peppery' aroma. Previous research has reported that growing grapevines in a cool climate is an important factor that drives rotundone accumulation in grape berries and wine. This study used historical data sets to investigate which weather parameters are mostly influencing rotundone concentration in grape berries and wine. For...

This chapter presents an overview of grapevine structure and function to provide a basic understanding of how grapevines grow. Such understanding is the foundation of good vineyard management, and the practical application of this knowledge is emphasized throughout this book. The reader should consult the references cited in this chapter for more complete coverage of these topics. Much of the c...

The BioDiVine project involves the study and management of biodiversity in vineyard landscapes. This project benefits of cofunding of the European initiative LIFE+ 2009/2014, it objective is to identify the interest of arrangements in wine regions and adaptation of crop management on biodiversity, landscape and overall environment. The project focuses on the management of six experimental sites...

Water availability is endangering the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes worldwide. Climate change projections reveal warming drying trends for upcoming decades, constraining sustainability viticulture. In this context, a great research effort over last years has been devoted to understanding effects water stress on grapevine performance. Moreover, irrigation sch...

UNLABELLED Grapevine is a well-studied, economically relevant crop, whose associated bacteria could influence its organoleptic properties. In this study, the spatial and temporal dynamics of the bacterial communities associated with grapevine organs (leaves, flowers, grapes, and roots) and soils were characterized over two growing seasons to determine the influence of vine cultivar, edaphic par...

Spraying techniques have been undergoing continuous evolution in recent decades. This paper presents part of the research work carried out in Spain in the field of sensors for characterizing vineyard canopies and monitoring spray drift in order to improve vineyard spraying and make it more sustainable. Some methods and geostatistical procedures for mapping vineyard parameters are proposed, and ...

Strains of D. melanogaster derived from a vineyard population were more resistant to alcohol in the environment than strains from a population derived from an area removed from the vineyard. Within the vineyard population those strains most closely associated with alcohol in the environment in the cellar were more resistant than those collected outside the cellar. There was evidence of gene flo...

Urban and peri-urban agriculture is becoming increasingly important as a source of income and food for the urban population in South Africa. This study was prompted by concerns of city authorities that soil compaction in horticultural fields that used conventional tillage practices with tractors was, not only limiting the performance of fruit and vegetable crops, but also affecting the quality ...

Pseudomonas lini strain ZBG1 was isolated from the soil of vineyard in Zellenberg, France and the draft genome was reported in this study. Bioinformatics analyses of the genome revealed presence of genes encoding tartaric and malic acid utilization as well as copper resistance that correspond to the adaptation this strain in vineyard soil environment.