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  • EVALUATING REGIONAL REFERENCE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION WITH ATMOMETERS AND MODELED VALUES UNA EVALUACION DE LA EVAPOTRANSPIRACION DE REFERENCIA CON ATMOMETROS Y VALORES DE MODELOS
    BATTANY, Mark University of California Cooperative Extension; 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C; San Luis Obispo, California, 93401 USA Corresponding author: mcbattany@ucanr.edu

    The irrigated vineyards of the Paso Robles region of California depend upon groundwater for irrigation; this groundwater supply is currently impacted by excessive withdrawals. More detailed information on regional reference evapotranspiration (ETo) will be important to improve irrigation management the region. The ETo data generated by the Spatial...
  • AN EVALUATION OF THE TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS INSIDE VINE GROW TUBES ON COLD NIGHTS EVALUACIÓN DE LAS CONDICIONES DE TEMPERATURA DENTRO DE LOS TUBOS DE CRECIMIENTO DE LA VID EN NOCHES FRÍAS
    BATTANY, Mark* University of California Cooperative Extension; 2156 Sierra Way, Suite C; San Luis Obispo, California, 93401 USA *Corresponding author: mcbattany@ucanr.edu

    Young vines are very susceptible to frost damage due to their short height which situates frost-sensitive buds and shoots very close to the ground, which is where the coldest air temperatures typically occur. Farmers often use grow tubes to protect young vines from damage by animals and herbicides, but the potential benefit for protecting vines fr...
  • PRODUCTION AND QUALITY AT DIFFERENT CANOPY POSITIONS OF BOX PRUNING GRAPEVINES (CV. SYRAH) PRODUCCIÓN Y CALIDAD EN DIFERENTES POSICIONES DE LA CANOPIA DE VID EN BOX PRUNING (CV. SYRAH)
    BARCIA, Fernando A.1*; PRIETO, Jorge A.2; TRENTACOSTE, Eduardo R.1 1 INTA EEA Junín, Isidoro Busquets s/n, Junín (5573), Mendoza, Argentina INTA EEA Mendoza, San Martín 3853, Luján de Cuyo (5507), Mendoza, Argentina 2 *Corresponding author: barcia.fernando@inta.gob.ar

    Radiation plays a key role on yield and quality. A high variability in incident radiation is observed within the leaves and grapes of a single canopy. Free-canopy training systems are being increasingly used to mechanize different operations. In these training systems, radiation is highly modified by position within the canopy. Understanding this ...
  • ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY OF CANADIAN GRAPE INDUSTRY. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF OKANAGAN VALLEY AND NIAGARA PENINSULA SOSTENIBILIDAD ECONÓMICA DE LA INDUSTRIA CANADIENSE DE UVAS. UN ANÁLISIS COMPARATIVO DEL VALLE DE OKANAGAN Y LA PENÍNSULA DE NIAGARA
    BALINT, Gabriel1*; BALINT, Stela2 1 Okanagan College, School of Business,583 Duncan Ave. Penticton, BC, Canada 2 HortiCARO, St Catharine, ON, Canada *Corresponding author: gbalint@okanagan.bc.ca Abstract Sustainability is a broad concept, and its economic component is not often incorporated when sustainable farming practices are studied. This study analyses some economic parameters related to the size of vineyard operation as individual business or associated with a winery. Data has been collected from British Columbia Wine Institute, British Columbia Grape Growers Association, Grapes Growers of Ontario and Statistics Canada. Overall, Ontario has a higher percentage of growers with total acreage over 20 acres, and less vineyards under 20 acres associated with a winery compare to Okanagan Valley. Data suggest that most of the vineyards under 6 acres have also a boutique winery in order to have a sustainable business.Besides terroir and wine quality, the tourism seems to play an important role in the economic sustainability of vineyard/winery operations under 6 acres, located in Okanagan Valley. The total acreage in Ontario is almost double than in British Columbia, but the number of growers is half of this from British Columbia. This study suggests that there is not a minimum acreage to be economically sustainable as long as the operation is located in a touristic area, in the proximity of an urban settlement, with great potential to grow high quality grapes. Also, vineyard/winery entities tend to have better economic results comparing to independent growers. Keywords: Canadian wine regions, economic sustainability, farm size, tourism, 1. Introduction Sustainability is a broad concept that many industry and agriculture operations embracein their daily activitiesin the last decades. This concept integrates three components, environmental and social responsibilities with an economic goal to create value for the business and society. According to the Report of World Commission on Environment and Development,a common definition of sustainability is “meeting the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs” (United Nation report, 1987).Many studies have been conducted on sustainability in the viticulture sector in California, and most of the practitioners concluded that sustainability definition must be reduces at the “Three Es“concept: economic viability, environmental health, and social equity (Hoffman et al. 2010).Sustainability became an important goal for Canadian wine and grape industry even if it is a voluntarily decision, and not necessary with an economic return as it was found in other countries as well (Gilinsky Jr.et al. 2015). Analyzing the currentliterature,thereis no clear picture of the economic advantageofsustainablewineproduction (Forbes and De Silva 2012, Tee et al. 2007). Nowadays,thereseemstobeabroadconsensusthatinternaldriversplayamuchlargerrolethanexternalmotivati ons in adopting sustainable practices in wine industry.Szolnoki(2013)pointedout thatitisstillverydifficulttodefinetheterm“sustainability”becausenotonlyeverycountrybutalsoeveryentrepr eneurhasadifferentunderstandingofsustainabilityinthewineindustry. In the agricultural sector, increasing competition, unpredictable weather patterns, and barriers to trade can pose serious threats to the sustainability of many farm operations(Colton and Bissix, 2005). The same authors stated that small family operated farms are disappearing at a rapid rate.Small and family enterprises can be severely affected because of the lack of financial, human and material resources needed to plan, organize and execute different strategies to make necessary improvements (Alonso and Liu,2012).However, some studies on French wine industry did not find any correlation between the size of the vineyard and the ability to have a sustainable business.In the case of the wine sector, entrepreneurs continuously face competition from other wine regions, in some cases declining or shifting consumer demand, the seasonal challenges of achieving consistent product quality, and the costs associated with these processes to sustain their sector. The Canadian wine and grape industry is relatively young comparing to other parts of the world. Its diversity and thenumerous awards received for its wines attracted attentionfrom markets all around the world. Due to the fact that wine is a luxury good, consumers who are interested in purchasing wine are often associated with high incomes. Therefore wine consumers are more sensitive to quality than price. In the last decade the demand for British Columbia wines has increased by 32% (Kane, 2010). According to Carol Nelson from BC Tourism, the success of the industry is primarily due to the improved quality of wine and secondly due to tourism (Kane, 2010).Together, British Columbia and Ontario produce more than 95 percent of the total wine production in Canada, while Okanagan Valley and Niagara Peninsula represent 85 and 95 percent of the production in their province. The demand for BC wine is growing faster than vineyards can supply. The rising price of land in the BC Okanagan, which is among the most expensive in the world, makes it hard for vineyard owners to increase production or to even enter the market. The structure of the Okanagan wine industry in terms of numbers and size of both wineries and vineyards compared to Niagara Peninsula wine region is quite intrigued. Whilethereisagrowingbodyofresearchexaminingthe profitability of grape and wine businesses engaging in sustainable development, to the best of our knowledge, not to many studies have specifically focused on understanding the economic sustainability of vineyard/winery operation size. This task is hard to achieve in the New Wine World regions where the industry is very dynamic, and the wineries have followed different business models and source their grapes from various vineyards. This paper is an exploratory study on two Canadian wine regions to possibly understanding the factors that make small vineyard/winery operations to have a sustainable business. Material and methods Niagara Peninsula and Okanagan Valley are both located in areas with the best suitable conditions for growing grapes in Canada. Water bodies have a great effect in moderating the climate in both areas (Figures 1 and 2). However, Okanagan Valley is dominated by hot and dry summers, mountains that surround the valley having the most influential effect. Besides quality of wines produced in the area, tourism played a major factor in their development. Given the limited secondary data availabletoachievereliableinformation, various resources have been consulted for data accuracy. Data came mainly from the following grape and wine organizations: British Columbia Grape Growers Associations BC Winegrape Council, BC Wine Institute, Grape Growers of Ontario, Canadian Vintners Association and Statistics Canada. In each of the two vinicultural areas there are 3-5 wine/grape operators that own multiple vineyards and wineries such as Constellation brands and Andrew Peller. Most of the biggest vineyards and independent growers are associated with this companies. The impact of the tourism on local wine industry was analyzed based only on the total direct revenue related to on site restaurants, accommodation and events. Different parameters (acres, tonnage, sales, price, revenue/acre, full time vineyard equivalent, payroll, revenue per winery/acre, volume Canadian wine)have been compiled and discussed to understand the economic sustainability of Okanagan Valley growers with acreage under 10 acres. Results and discussion Theimpact of the geographicalpositioningofwineriesonthecost/benefitevaluationofsustainabilitycouldberelatedtopossible differences inthe localorganizationof theentiresupply chainor to climatic conditions which could relevantly increase the ease of managing sustainable practices(i.e.areasless susceptibletofungaldiseases). Not only the average price per ton of grapes but also the price per bottle is much higher when comparing Okanagan Valley with Niagara Peninsula. (table 1). In terms of costs (data not shown), small vineyard/wineries operations from Okanagan Valley have the advantage of selling most of their wine production on site, through their tasting room or restaurants. Transportation or using other distribution channel, along with the provincial legislation can cut considerably the margins for vineyard/winery operations in Niagara Peninsula (OMAFRA, 2013). As a consequence, in order to be sustainable economically the grape and wine industry from Ontario must compensate through increasing the size of operations. The average size of Ontario operations is almost double for each size category (table 2). Another worth observation is that Ontario wineries sell an impressive amount of wine as International Canadian Blend, which is bottled in Canada but contains just a percentage of wine made with Ontario grapes (data not shown). This approach might be economically sustainable for the big operators but not for the local grape growers. By comparison, the wine industry from British Columbia is focusing more on local grapes, which can be seen in the ratio between winery owned vineyards versus independent growers (table 1) Tourism is a major factor in the overall Canadian wine and grape industry’s impact on the economy. Canadian wineregions are l o c a t e d i n p r o x i m i t y o f US border with great potential to attract the increasing number of Americans interested in wine and culinary tourism. International travelers spend more and stay longer than domestic travelers. With 2.4 million annual visitors, the Ontario wine regions have developed alarge and loyal tourist following, enhanced by the proximity of its major wine region to the popular tourist destination of Niagara Falls. Muchlikein Ontario,estimated a onemillion annual visitors,winetourism is significant and growing throughout British Columbia, particularly in the Okanagan Valley. There is a strong focus on wines made from locally grown grapes in British Columbia. E v e n if th e w ines produced in British Columbia carry the highest average bottle prices of any of the Canadian provinces, the rate of increasing demand is tremendous high. Data is showing that the revenue that is coming from the wine tourism in Okanagan Valley is very close to that from Niagara Peninsula, even the vineyard acreage is significant higher in Niagara Peninsula compare to Okanagan Valley (Table 1). While in Niagara Peninsula the ratio between winery acreage owned versus independent grape growers is 30/70, the ratio is almost the opposite in Okanagan Valley. This suggests that the wineries from Okanagan Valley might have a better control on the crop quality. The overall revenue reported to the acreage size owned seems to be bigger when taking into consideration the winery revenue along (table 2). The net value added per worker is a not a great estimator for economies of large scale in our case(data not shown). Further, the use of this estimator is quite interesting as it is almost impossible to measure economies of scale directly (i.e. a decrease of average cost when the farm size increases) in agriculture due to the non-fixity of the cost of family labor. The acreage distribution in Okanagan Valley is reflecting the land availability and diversity in topography (table 3 and 4). The biggest vineyard acreage is located in South of Okanagan Valley, where the topography allowed planting on big plots. Another consequence of this is having bigger vineyards and lower number of growers. On the other hand, Penticton/Naramata area is dominated by a higher number of vineyards with small acreage. The Naramata Bench topography has a tremendous effect on the vineyard size.The high cluster density of vineyard/winery located in this region, attracts a high number of wine tourists who are able to taste a diversity of varieties and wine styles. Conclusion The partial data presented indicates that size cannot be a good indicator of the economic sustainability of a vineyard/winery operations. Location seems to be a major factor that affect both variety suitability (quality) and the tourism activity (selling). A vertical integration (downwards and upwards) in the wine industry seems to be the best approach when the size of the operation is small. References AGRICULTURE and AGRI-FOOD CANADA.2009.“Canadian Wine Industry.”Web. 20 Nov 2010. ALONSO, A.D., LIU, Y. 2012. Coping with changes in a sector in crisis: the case of small Spanish wineries, J of Wine Research Vol. 23, 81-95. COLTON, J.W., BISSIX, G., 2005. Developing agritourism in Nova Scotia: issues and challenges. Journal of sustainable agriculture, 27 91-112 FORBES, S.L., De SILVA, T.A., 2012. Analysis of environmental management systems in New Zealand wineries. Int. J. Wine Bus. Res., 24 98–114. 30. GILINSKY JR, A., NEWTON, S.K., VEGA, R.F. 2016. Sustainability in the global wine industry: Concepts and cases. “Sustainability of Well-Being International Forum. Florence 2015, Agriculture and Agricultural Science Procedia 8 37 – 49. HOFFMAN, M., LUBELL, M., HILL, V. 2010. Defining sustainable viticulture from the practitioner perspective, Practical Winery and Vineyard, Spring Issue, 1-5. KANE, MARI. 2010. “Get lost and happy in Okanagan wine country.”Marikane.com. Nd. Web. 20 Nov. 2010. OMAFRA, 2013.Starting a winery in Ontario, 100 p., Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Ministry of Rural affairs, Publication 815. SZOLNOKI, G. A. 2013. A cross-national comparison of sustainability in the wine industry. J. Clean. Prod., 53 243–251. TEE, E.; BOLAND, A.M.; MEDHURST, A. 2007. Voluntary adoption of Environmental Management Systems in the Australian wine and grape industry depends on understanding stakeholder objectives and drivers. Anim. Prod. Sci., 47 273–283. UNITED NATIONS, 1998.Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development, 42/187. Table 1 Comparative Data from the Wine industry of British Columbia, Okanagan Valley, Ontario and Niagara Peninsula Vineyard/Winery Location Economic Indicators of Canadian Wine Business Number of Grape growers Acreage (acres) Crop Tonnage (tons) Sales grapes (mil.) Average price ($/t) Revenue per acre ($) Maintenance per acre Full time vineyard equiv. Payroll mil. Wineries Production cases (mil) Cases wines (100% Canadian) Full time winery equiv. Payroll (mil. $) Revenue 100% Canadian wine per acre (mil. $) Winery revenue 100% Canadian wine (mil. $) Wine industry tourism (mil. $) Wine industry tourism Full time equiv. Payroll (mil. $) Tourists (mil) Ontario 456 18383 64226 78.7 1225 4279 4400 1903 55.3 180 8.3 2.1 2936 169.8 0.014 Niagara (ON) 387 14600 49501 60.6 1225 4153 4400 1511 43.9 92 4.2 1.07 1500 84.5 0.009 Peninsula British Columbia 929 10260 27745 47.2 1703 4605 4600 988 34 275 4.8 1.44 1126 62.0 0.019 Okanagan Valley (BC) 744 8619 23307 39.7 1703 4605 4600 829 28.5 172 3.0 0.9 704 38.7 0.014 262.5 134 199.8 127.9 311.1 3214 124.7 20 159.0 1643 63.7 2.4 246 2615 87.9 3 153.8 1634 54.8 1 Table 2 Vineyard Acreage Distribution between wineries/and independent growers NUMBER ACRES % of ACRES BC Winery Owned / Leased Acreage BC Grower Owned / Leased Acreage 412 vineyards* (254 wineries) 517 vineyards (464 growers) 6,892.4 3,367.4 67.2 32.8 ON Winery Owned/Leased 201 vineyards 7720 44 ON Grower Owned 246 vineyards 10623 56 Table 3 Vineyard acreage distribution between winery owned and independent growers across the grape regions of Okanagan Valley Region Winery own Acreage (acre) No. of Vineyards Wineries Oliver Osoyoos Kelowna/West Kelowna 2,457.0 1,037.3 756.8 91 38 41 37 10 29 Independent growers Acreage No. of Vineyards (acre) 1,182.2 112 507.4 70 280.2 44 Penticton / Naramata 531.4 73 45 483.9 121 Summerland / Peachland 237.9 23 18 166.6 36 Okanagan Falls 534.0 22 18 59.8 13 Kaleden 54.0 7 2 75.0 21 Table 4 Distribution of vineyards according to the size categories in Okanagan Valley VINEYARDSIZE NUMBER ofVINEYARDS %byNUMBERofVIN EYARDS TOTALACRESbyVINEY ARDSIZE %ACREAGE 0.00–3.00acres 190 36.7% 322.36 9.6% 3.01–5.00acres 5.01–10.00acres 10.01–20.00acres 20.01–40.00acres Over40.00acres 123 151 37 11 5 23.8% 29.2% 7.2% 2.1% 1.0% 520.75 1,141.14 518.62 328.47 536.15 15.5% 33.9% 15.4% 9.7% 15.9% A B Figure 1 A- Main Viticulture Regions in Ontario; B- Sub-Appellations from Niagara Peninsula A B Figure 2 A-Main Viticulture Regions in British Columbia; B- Main Sub Regions of Okanagan Valley

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  • 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

    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. ...
  • EFFECT OF BRASSINOSTEROIDS AN D CHILLING ON BUD BREAK RELEASE IN Vitis labrusca L. CUTTINGS EFECTO DE LOS BRASSINOSTEROIDES Y FRIO SOBRE LA LIBERACIÓN DE LA DORMANCIA DE YEMAS EN ESTACAS DE VITIS LABRUSCA L.
    ASSIS-GOMES, Mara M. de*; PINTER, Nadiny G.F.; BRESSAN-SMITH, Ricardo; SILVA, Thiara C.; CAMPOSTRINI, Eliemar. Plant Physiology Laboratory, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil. * Corresponding author: maramag@uenf.br

    In tropical regions, grapevine plants are not usually exposed to extreme low temperatures over the production cycle. As a result, bud break is nonuniform and sprouting is inconsistent. To cope with this, Hydrogen Cyanamide (Dormex®) is used to break bud dormancy and provide uniformness to the vineyard. In this work, we tested Brassinosteroids (BR...
  • DIFFERENCES IN CANOPY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANT WATER STATUS BETWEEN WINEGRAPE CULTIVARS GROWN IN A WARM AREA DIFERENCIAS EN EL DESARROLLO DEL CANOPY Y EN EL ESTADO HÍDRICO ENTRE VARIEDADES DE VID CULTIVADAS EN ZONA CÁLIDA
    BAEZA, Pilar*; VILLA-LLOP, Ana; MOU, Li; MORENO, Héctor Research Group in Viticulture in the Technical University of Madrid. ETSI-Agronómica Alimentaria y Biosistemas. Ciudad Universitaria 28040 Madrid (Spain) *Corresponding author: pilar.baeza@upm.es

    There is an increasing interest by the wine industry to know the performance of new winegrape cultivars in traditional areas to find out which cultivars could better complement the traditional wines. In warm areas, isohydric cultivars and high yields are sought in order to save water and to delay maturity. In 2016, from early after budbreak until ...
  • GRAPE PHYLLOXERA (Daktulosphaira vitifoliaeFitch) DAMAGE IN GRAPEVINES GROWING UNDER TWO SOIL TEXTURES AND IRRIGATION METHODS DAÑO POR FILOXERA (DAKTULOSPHAIRA VITIFOLIAE FITCH) EN VIDES CRECIENDO SOBRE DOS TEXTURAS DE SUELO Y MÉTODOS DE RIEGO
    ARANCIBIA, Celeste1*; MALOVINI, Emiliano2; VILLALBA, Kevin2; CARABAJAL, Federico2; DEIS, Leonor2; AGÜERO, Cecilia B.3; MARTÍNEZ, Liliana1 1 Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo - IBAM-CONICET. Mendoza, Argentina. 2Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Mendoza, Argentina. 3Department of Viticulture and Enology. UC Davis. California, USA. * Corresponding author: carancibia@fca.uncu.edu.ar

    Field observations in Argentinean vineyards, have led to claim that phylloxera grow better in clay soils and under drip irrigation, than in sandy soils and flooding. The aim of this study was to assess phylloxera damagein vines under two irrigation methods orsoil textures in controlled conditions. Experiments were carried out with potted Malbec vi...
  • EFFECT OF EARLY DEFOLIATION AND CALCIUM PROHEXADIONE APPLICATION ON THE INCIDENCE OF CLUSTER ROT AND GRAPE COMPOSITION EFECTO DEL DESHOJADO PRECOZ Y LA APLICACIÓN DE PRO-HEXADIONE CÁLCICO SOBRE LA INCIDENCIA DE PODREDUMBRES DE RACIMOS Y LA COMPOSICIÓN DE LA BAYA
    ARRILLAGA, Leandro*; ECHEVERRÍA, Gerardo; FERRER, Milka; REY, Juan José; PALLANTE, Alejandra; IZQUIERDO, Bruno Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de la República, Departamento de Producción Vegetal *Corresponding author: leaarrillaga@gmail.com

    Bunch rot is one of the main causes of grape quality losses, especially in rainy summers. In a Tannat vineyard, cultivation techniques were evaluated for two years in order to reduce cluster compactness and decrease rot incidence: early leaf removal (DPF) up to node 6 and calcium prohexadione (PHCa) at a single dose of 1500 ml*ha-1, at stages 17 a...
  • EVALUATION OF VITICULTURAL PRACTICES TO DELAY MATURITY IN THE DISEASE RESISTANT VARIETY SOLARIS ÉVALUATION DES PRATIQUES VITICULTURELLES POUR RETARDER LA MATURITÉ À LA VARIÉTÉ RESISTANTE À LA MALADIE SOLARIS
    ANDREWS, Lisa; GONZALES, Raphael; REBENAQUE, Pierrick; CLEROUX, Marylin; RIENTH, Markus* CHANGINS, haute école de viticulture et oenologie, route de Duillier 60, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland *Corresponding author: markus.rienth@changins.ch

    Global warming advances ripening of grapes to warmer months of the growing season, impacting fruit physiology and threatening wine typicity. Late pruning, early leaf removal or anti-transpirant application have been shown to be able to delay vine phenology and ripening depending on genotype and growing region. New disease resistant varieties repre...
  • RESULTADOS PRELIMINARES DE LA CARACTERIZACIÓN DE VINOS ARGENTINOS y PREVISIÓN DE LOS EFECTOS FUTUROS EN LA CALIDAD Y EL ESTILO, DEBIDO AL CALENTAMIENTO GLOBAL PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE ELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE CHARACTERIZARION OF ARGENTINE WINES AND THE FORESEEING OF THE FUTURE EFFECTS OF GLOBAL WARMING ON THE QUALITY AND STYLE
    ALTURRIA, Laura1; CASTAÑEDA, Jimena2; KAISER, Martin3* 1 Coordinator of Viticulture Technical Committee at Bodegas de Argentina 2 Vineyard manager of Bodegas Nieto Senetiner 3 Vineyard Manager of Viña Doña Paula *Corresponding author: mkaiser@donapaula.com.ar

    The few studies that relates the chemical composition and the organoleptic characteristics of argentine wines with the origen show that climate is a very important factor. Climate change threat the sustainability of the quality of our wines as we know them. This work is part of a project which goal is to study the differential characteristics of t...
  • STUDY OF LEAF MINERAL CONTENT IN VINE AND FOUR WEED SPECIES INCLUDED IN THE VEGETAL COVER IN A SPANISH VINEYARD ESTUDIO DEL CONTENIDO MINERAL FOLIAR EN VID Y EN CUATRO ESPECIES ARVENSES DE LA CUBIERTA VEGETAL DE UN VIÑEDO EN ESPAÑA
    AMORÓS, José Ángel1, 2*; BRAVO, Sandra1, 2; SÁNCHEZ-ORMEÑO, Mónica1; PÉREZ-DELOS-REYES, Caridad1, 2; GARCÍA-NAVARRO, Francisco Jesús1, 2; HIGUERAS, Pablo2 1 Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. E.T.S.I. Agrónomos de Ciudad Real. Ronda de Calatrava 7, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain 2 Instituto de Geología Aplicada. (UCLM). Plaza Manuel Meca 1, 13400 Almadén (Ciudad Real), Spain. * Corresponding author: joseangel.amoros@uclm.es

    Castilla-La Mancha region (Spain) is an important viticulture region with 500.000 hectares occupied by vineyards. These vineyards have been traditionally plowed by mechanical traction regarding the arid environment of the region. During late years, farmers are concerned about alternative methods for soil maintaining because of greening policy, CO2...
  • CHARACTERIZATION OF SPATIAL VARIABILITY OF SOILS WITHIN A VINEYARD FOR MANAGEMENT ZONES DETERMINATION CARACTERIZACIÓN DE LA VARIABILIDAD ESPECIAL DE SUELOS EN UN VIÑEDO PARA DETERMINAR ZONAS DE MANEJO
    ALLIAUME, Florencia1*; GONZÁLEZ BARRIOS, Pablo2; ECHEVERRÍA, Gerardo3; FERRER, Milka3 1 Soil and Water Department, Facultad de Agronomía, UDELAR 2StatisticsDepartment, Facultad de Agronomía, UDELAR 3 Vegetable Production Department, Facultad de Agronomía, UDELAR *Corresponding author: falliaume@gmail.com

    Soils properties within a vineyard usually present spatial variability, inducing variability in plant responses and grape characteristics. The assessment of this spatial variability and its stability is crucial not only to understand different patterns in plant responses, but also to improve vineyard management in relation to production objectives...
  • EFFECTS OF UV-B, WATER DEFICIT, NATURAL PLANT REGULATOR SPRAYS AND ITS INTERACTIONS ON LEAVES, GRAPES, AND WINES OF CV. MALBEC EFECTOS DE UV-B, RESTRICCIÓN HÍDRICA, APLICACIONES DE FITOREGULADOR NATURAL Y DE SUS INTERACCIONES SOBRE HOJAS, BAYAS Y VINOS DEL CV. MALBEC
    ALONSO, Rodrigo1, 2*; BERLI, Federico1; FONTANA, Ariel1; BUSCEMA, Fernando2; PICCOLI, Patricia1; BOTTINI, Rubén1. 1 Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, UNCuyo - CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina. 2 Catena Institute of Wine (CIW) - Mendoza. Argentina. *Corresponding author: ralonso@catenainstitute.com

    Malbec is the most important grape variety cultivated in Argentina. In Mendoza, at 1450 m asl, the intensity of natural ultraviolet-B (UV-B) radiation is high and causes a significant increase on polyphenol content in berries. Water deficit is a cultural practice known for increasing grape phenolic content in berries as well. Stressing conditions ...
  • YIELD IMPACTS ON THE CONCENTRATION OF AROMA PRECURSORS IN GRAPEVINE BERRIES (VITIS VINIFERA L.) IMPACTO DEL RENDIMIENTO EN LA CONCENTRACION DE PRECURSORS AROMATICOS EN BAYAS DE UVAS (VITIS VINIFERA L.)
    ALEM, Hubert1, 2; SIRE, Yannick2; SAURIN, Nicolas2; BOUCKENOOGHE, Virginie3; SCHNEIDER, Rémi2, 3; TORREGROSA, Laurent2, 4; OJEDA, Hernán2 1 Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Agronomía, Cátedra de Fruticultura, Argentina. 2 INRA, UE0999, Unité expérimentale de Pech Rouge, Gruissan, France. 3 Institute Français de la Vigne et du Vin. Pôle Rhône-Méditerranée. 53, rue Claude François – 34080 Montpellier, France. 4 Montpellier SupAgro, UMT Genovigne, 2 place P Viala, Montpellier Cedex 02, France. *Corresponding author: halem@agro.uba.ar

    Volatile aroma compounds in grapes are found either as free and as glycoconjugated molecule. Glycosylated aroma precursors belong mainly to four compounds families: non terpenic alcohols, phenols, terpenes and norisoprenoids. Up to date there is little information about how the accumulation of aromatic compounds is regulated in relation to C balan...
  • UAV MULTISPECTRAL IMAGES FOR PRECISION VITICULTURE: POTENTIAL TO DETECT FLAVESCENCE DORÉE AND GRAPEVINE TRUNK DISEASE USO DE IMÁGENES MULTIESPECTRALES PROCEDENTES DE UAV EN LA VITICULTURA DE PRECISIÓN: POTENCIAL EN LA DETECCIÓN DE LA FLAVESCENCE DORÉE Y LAS ENFERMEDADES DE MADERA DE LA VID
    ALBETIS, Johanna1*; JACQUIN, Anne1; NOR-GUTTLER, Fabio1; CLENET, Harold1; GOULARD, Michel2; POILVÉ, Hervé3; ROUSSEAU, Jacques4; BARBIER, Margot4; DUTHOIT, Sylvie5 1 Ecole d’Ingénieurs de PURPAN, Université de Toulouse, INPT, UMR 1201 DYNAFOR, 75 voie du TOEC, BP 57611, F31076 Toulouse Cedex 03, France 2 INRA, UMR 1201 DYNAFOR, 24 chemin de Borderouge, CS 52627, F-31326 Castanet-Tolosan Cedex, France 3 AIRBUS Defense and Space, 5 rue des satellites, F-31400 Toulouse, France 4 Groupe ICV, La Jasse de Maurin, 34970 Lattes, France 5 TerraNIS, 10 avenue de l’Europe, F-31520 Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France *Corresponding author: johanna.albetis@purpan.fr

    Among grapevine diseases affecting European vineyards, Flavescence dorée (FD) and Grapevine Trunk Diseases (GTD) are probably the ones with the most severe economic consequences. UAV multispectral images could be a powerful tool for the automatic detection of symptomatic vines. But a missing key step consists of discriminating different kinds of ...
  • WHAT DOES THE FUNCTIONAL-STRUCTURAL PLANT MODEL HYDROSHOOT TELL US ABOUT THE REASONS FOR GRAPEVINE (VITIS VINIFERA L.) PHOTOSYNTHESIS DEPRESSION? QUE NOUS APPREND LE MODELE STRUCTURE-FONCTION HYDROSHOOT SUR LA DEPRESSION DE L’ACTIVITE PHOTOSYNTHETIQUE CHEZ LA VIGNE (VITIS VINIFERA L.)
    ALBASHA, Rami1; SIMONNEAU, Thierry1*; PRADAL, Christophe2; FOURNIER, Christian1; LEBON, Eric1† 1 INRA, UMR 759 LEPSE, F-34060 Montpellier, France CIRAD, UMR AGAP and INRIA, Virtual Plants, Montpellier, France 2 *Corresponding author: thierry.simonneau@inra.fr

    Grapevine is a species that get along with water deficit. Yet, it cannot always stand thirst when accompanied by high temperatures, reducing noticeably its gas-exchange rates. Elucidating the origins of this reduction is a challenge, regarded the complex hydraulic, biochemical and energy processes lying behind gas-exchanges. In this work we analyz...
  • MANAGEMENT OF THE VINEYARD: IMPACT ON THE PROVISIONOF ECOSYSTEM SERVICESMANEJO DEL VIÑEDO: IMPACTO EN LA PROVISIÓN DE SERVICIOSECOSISTÉMICOS
    ABRAHAM, Laura1; FARRERAS, Verónica2, ALTURRIA, Laura1; HIDALGO, Verónica1 1 Cátedra de Administración Rural Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Almirante Brown 500 (5505) Chacras de Coria, Mendoza, Argentina 2 Facultad de Ciencias Económicas Universidad Nacional de Cuyo e Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CCT - CONICET Mendoza. *Corresponding author: labraham@fca.uncu.edu.ar

    According to the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment (MEA, 2003), ecosystem services are the benefits people receive from ecosystems. In this work, this concept is extended to the agro-ecosystems and, in particular, to the vineyards of the Province of Mendoza, Argentina. Many authors point out that the management practices of an agro-ecosystem can gen...
  • BORON TOLERANCE IN ROOTSTOCK AND VARIETIES OF VITISGENUSDETERMINACIÓN DE TOLERANCIA AL BORO EN PORTAINJERTOS YVARIEDADES DEL GENERO VITIS
    ALBARRACÍN, Aldo1; BONILLA, Estefanía1; CASTILLO, Paula1; BARCENA, Nadia2; ROQUEIRO, Gonzalo1, 2; RUIZ, Mónica1, 2 1 Integrated Unit INTA - UNSJ, Agricultural Engineering Department calle 11 y Vidart S/N. Pocito. 2 INTA EEA San Juan, calle 11 y Vidart S/N. Pocito. *Corresponding author: ruiz.monica@inta.gob.ar

    In the province of San Juan (Argentina), the area of the Jáchal river presents a high potential for the production of grapes used for high quality wines. However, the presence of high Boron (B) content in the irrigation water may limit the expansion of sensitive crops such as vine. In this work, 8 genotypes (rootstocks and varieties) of the genus...
  • MODELING AS A VINEYARD QUALITY PREDICTION TOOL LA MODÉLISATION COMME OUTIL DE PRÉDICTION DE LA QUALITÉ D’UN VIGNOBLE
    ABBAL, Philippe*1, SAURIN, Nicolas2, OJEDA, Hernán2, CARBONNEAU, Alain3 1 INRA, UMR 1083, Science for Enology, bat. 28, 2 Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France 2 INRA, Unité Expérimentale de Pech Rouge, 11430 Gruissan, France 3 SupAgro, 2, Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France * Corresponding author: philippe.abbal@inra.fr

    Bayesian networks are widely used for knowledge representation and reasoning under uncertainty in natural resource management. We propose here a probabilistic model able to assess the quality of a vineyard. There is a rising interest for this methodology as tool for ecological and agronomic modelling. Our model takes into account the geographical ...