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Sustainable Management of Grape Production and Vineyards

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Production".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 9494

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Yishai Netzer

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1. Department of Chemical engineering, Ariel University, Ariel 40700, Israel
2. Eastern R&D Center, Ariel 40700, Israel
Interests: viticulturer; applied physiology; agrotechnology; irrigation; pruning methods; rootstock; evapotranspiration modeling; machine learning modeling; wine quality; vegetation assessment

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Agriculture has always been a significant challenge, especially in times of frequent and rapid global changes, the viticulture world being even more challenging and complex, since, alongside old traditions, scientific and technological innovation is developing at a rapid pace.

The great challenges of viticulture are related to climate change, the manpower shortage and limited resources, along with a desire to improve profitability and wine quality while maintaining the principles of sustainability. Existing solutions to oncoming challenges can emerge from the classic world of breading, irrigation, fertilization, pruning, canopy and pest managements and other agrotechnical practices, or from the world of artificial intelligence, remote sensing or advanced sensors, the combinations between innovative methods and classical methods yielding profitable and sustainable solutions possibly meeting the requirements of new challenges.

This Special Issue focuses on agrotechnical solutions for more profitable and sustainable viticulture, welcoming research works that include wine quality, and original research articles and reviews are accepted.

Dr. Yishai Netzer
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • viticulture
  • agrotechnology
  • sustainability
  • applied physiology

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Productivity and Physicochemical Properties of the BRS Isis Grape on Various Rootstocks under Subtropical Climatic Conditions
by Camilo André Pereira Contreras Sánchez, Marco Antonio Tecchio, Daniel Callili, Marlon Jocimar Rodrigues da Silva, Leticia Silva Pereira Basílio, Sarita Leonel, Juan Carlos Alonso and Giuseppina Pace Pereira Lima
Agriculture 2023, 13(11), 2113; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture13112113 - 08 Nov 2023
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Brazil has emerged as a significant producer of seedless grapes due to high consumer demand. This has led to increased production of seedless grapes in non-traditional cultivation regions, such as subtropical areas. To meet this demand, the search for new grape varieties suitable [...] Read more.
Brazil has emerged as a significant producer of seedless grapes due to high consumer demand. This has led to increased production of seedless grapes in non-traditional cultivation regions, such as subtropical areas. To meet this demand, the search for new grape varieties suitable for these conditions, such as the ‘BRS Isis’ variety, has become an option for growers. The interaction between grape cultivars and rootstocks is specific, and their adaptability to climatic conditions can result in uneven performance. Therefore, the choice of rootstock should be considered before making any recommendations. The purpose of this study was to assess the productive performance, physical-chemical, and biochemical properties of the ‘BRS Isis’ vine grafted onto rootstocks (‘IAC 572’, ‘IAC 766’, and ‘Paulsen 1103’) in two production cycles. The experimental design consisted of randomized blocks, with seven blocks and three plants per plot, for a total of 63 vines. Thus, the vine’s income components, physical qualities of bunches and berries, chemical profile, bioactive substances, and antioxidant activity were assessed. The Tukey test (5% probability) was used to compare means between rootstocks. The data on scion cultivar and rootstock pairings were further evaluated using principal component analysis (PCA). There were substantial variations in the rootstocks, with ‘IAC 572’ and ‘IAC 766’ producing more bunches, generating more fresh mass, and having a longer bunch length than ‘Paulsen 1103’. However, phenolic compounds and flavonoids were greater in ‘BRS Isis’ grapes than in ‘Paulsen 1103’. ‘BRS Isis’ shows good adaptation to subtropical environments when employing the IAC 572 and IAC 766 rootstocks due to their higher yield and bioactive component accumulation compared to grapes grafted onto ‘Paulsen 1103’. However, regardless of the rootstock utilized, ‘BRS Isis’ grapes perform well commercially in subtropical environments. Full article
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Establishment of Potassium Reference Values Using Bayesian Models in Grapevines
by Adriele Tassinari, Eduardo Maciel Haitzmann dos Santos, Lincon Oliveira Stefanello, Beatriz Baticini Vitto, Gustavo Nogara de Siqueira, Raí Augusto Schwalbert, Carlos Alberto Ceretta, Raissa Schwalbert, Tadeu Luis Tiecher, Marlise Nara Ciotta, Jacson Hindersmann, Filipe Nunes de Oliveira, Elena Baldi, Moreno Toselli and Gustavo Brunetto
Agriculture 2022, 12(11), 1867; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12111867 - 08 Nov 2022
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Critical levels (CL) of available potassium (K) in soils and leaves and maximum technical efficiency (MTE) doses are relevant information to define the best K fertilization strategies. The aim of this study was to determine reference values of K in leaves and soil, [...] Read more.
Critical levels (CL) of available potassium (K) in soils and leaves and maximum technical efficiency (MTE) doses are relevant information to define the best K fertilization strategies. The aim of this study was to determine reference values of K in leaves and soil, using Bayesian analysis, in order to maximize grape yield and must quality of ‘Chardonnay’ and ‘Pinot Noir’ grown in a subtropical climate. The vines were subjected to applications of 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 kg K2O ha−1 year−1. The CL and MTE doses of K, in leaves and soils, were determined using Bayesian hierarchical models. The range of probability of the occurrence of CL in leaves was 15.8 to 18.9 g K kg−1 in ‘Chardonnay’ and 16.8 to 19.1 g K kg−1 in ‘Pinot Noir’ at flowering. Moreover, the range was 15.3 to 18.1 g K kg−1 in ‘Chardonnay’ and 16.1 to 18.2 g K kg−1 in ‘Pinot Noir’ at veraison. In the soil, the CL of available K for ‘Chardonnay’ was 27.4 mg K kg−1 and for ‘Pinot Noir’ it was 23.2 mg K kg−1. The increase of K in leaves and soil increased the TSS, while the TTA decreased in both cultivars after sufficiency rate. The MTE was estimated in ‘Pinot Noir’. The proposition of CL and/or MTE doses of K can help increase the efficiency of K fertilization in vineyards. Full article
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Wine Tourism—A Sustainable Management Tool for Rural Development and Vineyards: Cross-Cultural Analysis of the Consumer Profile from Romania and Moldova
by Flavia Dana Oltean and Manuela Rozalia Gabor
Agriculture 2022, 12(10), 1614; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12101614 - 05 Oct 2022
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In recent years, tourism products and services have been oriented to offer more experiences than those of classical leisure activities for tourists. More, the COVID-19 pandemic drew a new trend in travel: the tourists are now oriented to internal offers rather than the [...] Read more.
In recent years, tourism products and services have been oriented to offer more experiences than those of classical leisure activities for tourists. More, the COVID-19 pandemic drew a new trend in travel: the tourists are now oriented to internal offers rather than the external ones, to rural regions instead of urban ones. Romania and Moldova are two well-known international countries that are both producers and exporters of Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) and Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) wine. The aim of the paper is to analyze (qualitative and quantitative) the motivation of tourists from Romania and Moldova for wine tourism, to model the motivation according to the socio-demographic characteristics of tourists and the specific elements for travel (accommodation, frequencies of visit, average stay). For quantitative analysis, an online questionnaire by convenience sampling was used to collect the data, and statistical methods were used for analysis. Even if these countries have cultural similarities, our results indicate statistically significant different motivations and different profiles of wine tourists. By using a co-occurrence link between the terms from WoS and Scopus scientific articles with VOSviewer software, our results indicate a link between wine tourism, rural and festivals tourism, and cultural heritage. Our research fills a gap in the literature, being the first comparative research on wine tourism in Romania and Moldova. Full article
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Forever Young? Late Shoot Pruning Affects Phenological Development, Physiology, Yield and Wine Quality of Vitis vinifera cv. Malbec
by Yishai Netzer, Yedidya Suued, Matanya Harel, Danielle Ferman-Mintz, Elyashiv Drori, Sarel Munitz, Maria Stanevsky, José M. Grünzweig, Aaron Fait, Noa Ohana-Levi, Gil Nir and Gil Harari
Agriculture 2022, 12(5), 605; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture12050605 - 25 Apr 2022
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‘Malbec’ grapevines commonly have high yield, thus intermittently negatively affecting wine quality parameters. Here, we describe the use of late shoot pruning (LSP) practice applied for wine quality improvement. We examined the effect of timing of LSP on ‘Malbec’ vines grown in Mediterranean [...] Read more.
‘Malbec’ grapevines commonly have high yield, thus intermittently negatively affecting wine quality parameters. Here, we describe the use of late shoot pruning (LSP) practice applied for wine quality improvement. We examined the effect of timing of LSP on ‘Malbec’ vines grown in Mediterranean conditions during three consecutive seasons (2016–2018) in Israel. The timing of LSP treatment applications (applied one, two and three weeks after bud break) were compared with cluster-thinned, winter-pruned vines (WP + T) and standard winter pruning (WP). The LSP practice postponed bud break of target buds but did not have a temporal effect on the onset of veraison. Midday stem water potential was less negative and stomatal conductance and net CO2 assimilation rate were higher in the LSP vines. This practice led to a substantial reduction in the number of clusters and crop yield. Finally, wine quality was positively affected by applying LSP treatment. Performing the inexpensive LSP treatment at the precise timing after bud burst was found to save labor, decrease crop yield and improve grape and wine parameters. LSP application should be considered in adequate varieties as a significant tool for the enhanced effectiveness of vine growing in warm regions. Full article
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