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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 GiESCO 9 GiESCO 2013 9 GiESCO 2013 – Session 5: Vineyard management, yield, quality 9 Research aimed not only at the reduction of but the elimination of vineyard tecnical cultural production costs

Research aimed not only at the reduction of but the elimination of vineyard tecnical cultural production costs

Abstract

This study will present results of research conducted on new production models that allow the elimination of all vineyard practices and therefore all production costs apart from planting and harvesting. The studies started in 1976 in several Vitis vinifera vineyards (Cabernet sauvignon, Merlot, Cesanese di Affile, Tocai friulano, Chardonnay, Malvasia del Lazio) some of which still existing which were adapted to the use of  “perfect machines” for all operations in the vineyards due to the fact that they simply were not needed. In addition to the variety not requiring spray treatments to control diseases (cv. “Isabella” in the present study), we eliminated the use of all spray treatments on all disease  resistant varieties .Finally, we believe that with the use of targeted GMO (after “Meta-Ethical” validation), or MAS, that it is possible to reach the maximum “MetaEthical” profit according to the “Great Chain”, which is the ultimate objective of this research.

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Publication date: 07/09/2026

Issue: GiESCO 2013

Type: Poster

Authors

Giovanni Cargnello1,10,*, Gianni Teo2, Lissa Veilleux2, Stefano Scaggiante2, Federica Bianchin2, Michela Ostan2, Luigino Barisan2, Andrea Dal Bianco2, Andrea Battistella2, Luciano Pezza3, Mario Pecile3, Giuseppe Gallo3, Luigi da Ros3, Sergio Lot3, Lorenzo Lovat3, Teresa Camatta3, Fausto Bassotto4, Rosario Di Gaetano4, Vannino Negro4, Cesare Curtolo5, Luigi Petraz5, Luigi Borella5, Sergio Forno5, Vittorio Scarpel6, Alfonso Marchetto6, Stefano Nardin6, Marco Nardin6, Giorgio Casadei7, Cesarina Celotti7, Simonetta Moretti8, Guido Spera9, Eddo Rugini10, Rita Biasi10, Giordano Persuric11, Aldo Milotic11

1 Université de Padoue CIRVE – Conegliano Campus – Viale XXVIII Aprile, 14; 31015 Conegliano  (Treviso) (Italie)

2 Université de Padoue CIRVE – Conegliano Campus; Conegliano  (Treviso) (Italie)

3 C.R.A. – Centro di Ricerca per la Viticoltura. Conegliano  (Treviso) (I)

4 Già docente alla Scuola Enologica di Conegliano-Treviso – (I). Libero professionista

5 Già collaboratore esterno del C.R.A. – Centro di Ricerca per la Viticoltura. Conegliano  (Treviso)(I)

6 Collaboratore esterno CIRVE-Università di  Padova- Conegliano Campus- Conegliano  (Treviso-I)

7 ARSIAL (Agenzia Regionale Sviluppo Innovazione Agricoltura Lazio) – Roma – (I)

8 C.R.A. – Istituto Sperimentale per l’Enologia – Velletri Roma – (I)

9 C.R.A. – Istituto Sperimentale per la Patologia Vegetale  –  Roma (I)

10 Facoltà di Agraria – Dipartimento di Coltivazioni Arboree – Università della Tuscia – Viterbo -(I)

11 Istituto per il Turismo e l’Agricoltura di Parenzo – Istria (Croazia)

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Keywords

viticulture, costs elimination, training system, metaethics, vine, grape growing, wine, great chain

Tags

GiESCO | GiESCO 2013 | IVES Conference Series

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