DEPENDENCY FOR PESTICIDE USE IN FRENCH VITICULTURE:
VARIABILITY AMONG WINE PRODUCING REGIONS AND
RELATIONS WITH SOME VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS
INTENSITE ET VARIABILITE DES PRATIQUES DE TRAITEMENTS
PHYTOSANITAIRES DES VIGNES EN FRANCE: ANALYSE DE L’INFLUENCE DE
CERTAINES CARACTERISTIQUES DU VIGNOBLE
BARBIER, Jean-Marc1*; DUCASSE-COURNAC, Anne-Marie1; MAILLY, Florine1; HOSSARD, Laure1; SCHOLTUS-THIOLLET, Marie2; GARY, Christian3 1 INRA, UMR 0951 INNOVATION, F-34000 Montpellier, France. 2INRA, UMR 0055 ASTER, F-68000 Colmar, France 3 INRA, UMR 1230 SYSTEM, F-34000 Montpellier, France *Corresponding author: jean-marc.barbier@inra.fr
Abstract: By the means of (i) a national data base providing information about the vineyard management practices of more than 5000 vine growers in France (for years 2006 and 2010) and (ii) data characterizing the main wine producing regions, the authors analyze the factors likely to explain the intensity of pesticide use in the French vineyard.
Keywords: Vitis vinifera L., Treatment Frequency Index, Fungicides, Climatic drivers, Socio-economic
drivers