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Management Intensity and Topography Determined Plant Diversity in Vineyards

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Vineyards are amongst the most intensive forms of agriculture often resulting in simplified landscapes where semi-natural vegetation is restricted to small scattered patches. However, a tendency toward a more sustainable management is stimulating research on biodiversity in these poorly investigated agro-ecosystems.
Juri Nascimbene   +3 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Automated Lawn Maintenance: An Agronomic and Operational Review of Turf Health, Biodiversity, and Field Performance

open access: yesJournal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Grass mowing is one of the most resource‐consuming activities in green maintenance, whether in private areas such as home gardens or in public spaces like urban parks. In recent years, concerns related to climate change, human health, and sustainability have become increasingly prominent in green maintenance, leading manufacturers and industry
Andrea Palladini   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pathways for Value Chains to Strengthen Sustainable Development in Mountain Regions: A European Cross‐Case Analysis Based on Stakeholders' Perceptions

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Mountain areas are hotspots of high natural and cultural value, but they face sustainability challenges. This research offers a quantitative cross‐case analysis of 21 case studies from mountain regions across 14 European countries, examining how local stakeholders perceive the contribution of mountain value chains to sustainable development ...
María Mar Delgado‐Serrano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of the Heat-Stress-Mitigating Effect of Kaolin in Grapevine: A Comparative Study in Two Vineyards

open access: yesHorticulturae
Climate change is intensifying summer stress conditions, with significant impacts on vine physiology and grape production. Kaolin is commonly used to mitigate heat stress, though its effectiveness may vary depending on vineyard conditions.
Luca Pallotti   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Vigour mapping and vineyard management

open access: yes, 2017
Background and Aims Precision viticulture encompasses a series of techniques from remote to proximal sensing for describing and exploiting within-vineyard variability. Our aim was to assess how vigour mapping associated with detailed ground-truthing can provide guidelines for more sustainable vineyard management.
Stefano Poni   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Glocal Regenerative Viticulture: Exploring Sustainable Winemaking Strategies in Europe

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global wine industry is transforming due to climate change challenges. Glocalization is increasingly relevant in winemaking, where geographical and cultural diversity requires context‐specific solutions in the existing sustainability spectrum in viticulture.
Aleksandra N. Volkova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New Technologies for Vineyard Management

open access: yes, 2022
Purpose/Aim. Most decisions taken by today’s grapegrowers are based on a combination of visual inspection, own experience and background, as well as on external recommendations. However, in the actual context, where global challenges related to grape production, such as climate change, worldwide competitivity, food security, labour shortage, and ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Sicilian Wineries' Intention to Comply With Sustainability Certification as a Strategic Business Behavior

open access: yesSustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The present study explores the factors influencing Sicilian wineries' willingness to adopt sustainability certification, which represents an increasingly relevant tool for enhancing the environmental, social, and economic performance viticulture's sector.
Alessandro Scuderi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anti-Hail Shading Net and Kaolin Application: Protecting Grape Production to Ensure Grape Quality in Mediterranean Vineyards

open access: yesHorticulturae
Rising temperatures due to climate change pose a significant threat to viticulture, intensifying summer heat stress and accelerating berry ripening. Additionally, the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as hailstorms, further jeopardizes
Luca Pallotti   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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