The wine sector is going through a significant evolution dealing with the challenges of
competition issues in international markets and with necessary commitments to …

An early estimation of the exact number of fruits, flowers, and trees helps farmers to make
better decisions on cultivation practices, plant disease prevention, and the size of harvest …

Planting criteria of new vineyards should comply with rational and sustainable criteria, taking
into account the potential mechanisability of existing viticultural areas. However, an …

Vineyard mechanical winter pruning has been spreading worldwide, and the physiological
basis ascribable to it has been consolidated throughout the years. Despite labor savings …

Italy is a major grape producer, but further growth of the sector requires a reduction in
production costs, which is in part obtainable with wider use of mechanical harvesting. Emilia …

Agricultural land use plays a critical role in land planning sustainability. Employing a GIS-
based decision-making protocol based on spatial and management data represents an …

Industry 4.0 designates the recent digital revolution in the industrial sector, evolving from the
comprehensive networking and automation of all the productive areas. Equipment …

Desmodium tortuosum and Euphorbia heterophylla are fields' weeds. Moringa oleifera plant
is adapted to several agroecological zones and has many food and medicinal virtues. This …

Assuming the importance of a “socioeconomic mosaic” influencing soil and land
degradation at the landscape scale, spatial contexts should be considered in the analysis of …

The objective of this work was to select a training system suitable for grapevines grown in
areas where vine burial is practiced for protection against winter chill (especially as it is …