Sunburn is a physiological disorder that affects the visual and organoleptic properties of
grapes. The appearance of brown and necrotic spots severely affects the commercial value …

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 …

Sunburn is a physiological disorder that can be observed in fruits of several crops growing in
areas with warm climates, as a result of photodamage due to an excess of heat and/or light …

The crop water stress index (CWSI) is a widely used analytical tool based on portable
thermography. This method can be useful in replacing the traditional stem water potential …

Grapevines are highly dependent on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) for normal growth
and development. However, vineyard soils may have low AMF abundance and diversity due …

This work aims at the identification and discrimination of mineral deficiency symptoms by
reflectance spectroscopy. Vitis vinifera L. plants were subjected to 5 different hydroponic …

The elimination of a certain number of leaves around bunches before veraison is a common
practice in vineyards to increase berries sunlight exposure, which, if acting in synergy with …

Table grapes are one of the most productive and economically relevant fruit crops
worldwide. Table grape production characterizes by high water productivity but also by an …

Grapevine berry shrivel, a ripening disorder, causes significant economic losses in the
worldwide wine and table grape industries. An early interruption in ripening leads to this …

This research aimed to evaluate the composition of wines made with white grapes which are
particularly susceptible to sunburn symptoms due to the absence of anthocyanin. Sunburn is …