Towards a sustainable viticulture: The combination of deficit irrigation strategies and agroecological practices in Mediterranean vineyards. A review and update

P Romero, JM Navarro, PB Ordaz - Agricultural Water Management, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study we review the state of the art of different physiologically-based water-saving
irrigation strategies and methods used to improve productive water use efficiency (WUE …

Effects of vegetation management intensity on biodiversity and ecosystem services in vineyards: A meta‐analysis

S Winter, T Bauer, P Strauss… - Journal of Applied …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
At the global scale, vineyards are usually managed intensively to optimize wine production
without considering possible negative impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) …

Exploring the potential of vineyards for biodiversity conservation and delivery of biodiversity-mediated ecosystem services: A global-scale systematic review

A Paiola, G Assandri, M Brambilla, M Zottini… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Vineyards are experiencing strong expansion and management intensification worldwide,
especially in areas with a Mediterranean climate, which are often characterized by a high …

Beautiful agricultural landscapes promote cultural ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation

G Assandri, G Bogliani, P Pedrini… - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2018 - Elsevier
Agriculture, during its millenarian history, had contributed to shape impressive cultural
landscapes; however, in recent decades, many of these have been lost or degraded …

Vineyard management and its impacts on soil biodiversity, functions, and ecosystem services

B Giffard, S Winter, S Guidoni, A Nicolai… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Healthy soils form the basis of sustainable viticulture, where soil characteristics have a direct
impact on wine quantity and quality. Soil not only provides water and nutrients to vines, but …

Geographical and cultivar features differentiate grape microbiota in Northern Italy and Spain vineyards

V Mezzasalma, A Sandionigi, L Guzzetti… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Recent studies have highlighted the role of the grapevine microbiome in addressing a wide
panel of features, ranging from the signature of field origin to wine quality. Although the …

Arthropods on grapes benefit more from fungicide reduction than from organic farming

JM Reiff, K Sudarsan, C Hoffmann… - Pest management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Pesticides are considered main contributors to global arthropod declines
and therefore may decrease the provision of ecosystem services such as natural pest …

[HTML][HTML] Does organic farming enhance biodiversity in Mediterranean vineyards? A case study with bats and arachnids

JSP Froidevaux, B Louboutin, G Jones - Agriculture, ecosystems & …, 2017 - Elsevier
The effectiveness of organic farming for promoting biodiversity has been widely
documented, yet most studies have been undertaken in temperate agroecosystems with a …

Biological protection against grape berry moths. A review

D Thiéry, P Louâpre, L Muneret, A Rusch… - Agronomy for …, 2018 - Springer
Grape is a major crop, covering 7.5 M ha worldwide, that is currently being confronted with
three main challenges: intensive pesticide use that must be reduced, invasion by new …

The role of soil temperature in mediterranean vineyards in a climate change context

JM Costa, R Egipto, FC Aguiar, P Marques… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The wine sector faces important challenges related to sustainability issues and the impact of
climate change. More frequent extreme climate conditions (high temperatures coupled with …