Viticulture and winemaking are important socioeconomic sectors in many European regions.
Climate plays a vital role in the terroir of a given wine region, as it strongly controls canopy …

Water is critical for viticulture sustainability since grape production, quality and economic
viability are largely dependent on water availability. The total water consumption of …

Although drought is an increasing problem in agriculture, the contribution of the root‐
associated bacterial microbiome to plant adaptation to water stress is poorly studied. We …

The importance of viticulture and of the winemaking socioeconomic sector in Europe is
largely acknowledged. The most famous winemaking regions in Europe commonly present …

Water is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean
region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (eg South Portugal and Spain) to …

Water scarcity is a key limiting factor in agriculture. Grapevines react at the physiological,
biochemical and genetic level to tolerate water constraints. Even though grapevines are …

Background Grafting is one of the promising techniques for improving abiotic stress
tolerance in horticultural crops, but the underlying regulatory mechanisms of drought on …

Viticulture is facing emerging challenges not only because of the effect of climate change on
yield and composition of grapes, but also of a social demand for environmental‐friendly …

Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI) is an irrigation scheduling technique, originally developed
for fruit orchards, that has been successfully adapted for winegrape production. The aim of …

Main conclusion Heat and water stresses, individually or combined, affect both the plant
(development, physiology, and production) and the pathogens (growth, morphology …