Pollen sensors were developed in the 1980s to monitor airborne pollen concentrations over the time of flowering, in order to provide early yield forecasts in winegrowing regions.
Agricultural sustainability requires production systems that maintain yields while preserving soil health and ecosystem functions.
Climate change is intensifying heatwave events, causing severe damage to vineyards through berry sunburn browning and necrosis.
Bunch compactness is a relevant factor influencing the grape composition, which consequently affects wine quality.
When exposed to pathogen infection or UV radiation, grapevine (Vitis vinifera) plants rapidly accumulate the stilbenoid resveratrol (Res) with concomitant increase of stilbene synthase (STS), the key enzyme in stilbene biosynthesis.
In the La Mancha wine region, grapevines are regularly exposed to drought and heat waves, while the necessary water resources to mitigate these effects are becoming increasingly scarce.
Portugal has about 250 grapevine varieties, but they could only be useful if tested in vineyards and on winemaking trials.
Climate change is making rainfall less predictable, sparking uncertainty for producers regarding the availability of water for irrigated and dryland (rainfed) vineyards in the future.
To assess carbon sequestration in perennial crops such as grapevine, both the plant's permanent and annual structures must be measured.
As predicted by climate models, the rise in global temperatures is set to have a significant impact on vineyards.
Aiming to test the performance of the Lopes & Pinto (2005) methodology for non-destructive estimation of grapevine shoot leaf area, a sample of 100 shoots of the white cultivar Encruzado was periodically collected during 2025 season (five sampling dates)
Grafting is essential for the cultivation of many horticultural crops. Consequently, nurseries play a crucial role in assuring horticultural crop multiplication.
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera) is one of the most widely cultivated perennial crops in Italy; however, most of cultivars are susceptible to powdery mildew, a major fungal disease caused by Erysiphe necator.
Climate change is increasingly affecting wine production, leading to substantial variations in wine composition from one vintage to another.
Downy mildew, caused by the obligate biotrophic oomycete Plasmopara viticola, is one of the most destructive grapevine diseases worldwide, constituting a major challenge to viticulture.