Tag: vineyard management

Metabolic Changes in Grapes After Botrytis cinerea Infection and Implications for Early-Detection in the Vineyard

As almost everyone in the wine business knows, Botrytis cinerea is a fungal pathogen that attacks many plants, including grapes, which can cause significant crop and quality losses and ultimately economic losses for wineries and vineyards. Physiologically, B. cinerea excretes…

Climate Change-Induced Water Stress: How Leaf Position Affects Water Use Efficiency in the Grape Vine

According to scientists, climate change will affect various parts of the world differently than one another. Specifically, in regards to the Mediterranean region (as well as many others), a decrease in annual precipitation is currently predicted, based on past data…