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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 Cultivation forms and viticulture models adapting to adverse “environmental” conditions

Cultivation forms and viticulture models adapting to adverse “environmental” conditions

Abstract

One of the main problems in viticultural production in Istria (Croatia) is a labour shortage in periods of intensive works, mainly during summer, respectively during tourist season. This problem came out as a consequence of active agricultural population decrease provocated mainly by its transition in other, more profitable activities, more likely tourism. Therefore, the aim of this article is to offer organisational-technological solutions in viticultural production, needing less human labour, especially during summer months, without influencing the economic-financial aspect of this production. Authors give proposals in order to relieve this problem.

Two solutions are considered as basical:
1. using the adeguate cultivation models, respectively establishment of a model suitable for a mechanisation of working operations;
2. choice of late ripening grape cultivars, respectively those to ripen after a summer tourist season.

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Publication date: February 24, 2022

Issue: Terroir 2000

Type: Article

Authors

G. Cargnello (1), Đ. Peröuric (2), M. Oplanic (2)

(1) Sezione di Tecniche Colturali I​stituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura Conegliano (TV) (ITALY)
(2) Institute for Agriculture and Tourism Porec (CROATIA)

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Keywords

Active agricultural population, cultivation forms, viticulture models, cultivars of grape, environmental conditions, Istria, Croatia

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