Scientific oral – Maintaining and improving biodiversity

Context and purpose. The vine is a holobiont, where the plant interacts positively, negatively, and neutrally with microbes that together form the vine’s microbiome.

Vineyards are home to a wide diversity of microorganisms that interact with plants and with each other.

Pesticides are considered one of the main causes for arthropod decline in agriculture which in turn may affect ecosystem services such as natural pest control and soil fertility.