Water availability is endangering the production, quality, and economic viability of growing
wine grapes worldwide. Climate change projections reveal warming and drying trends for …

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 …

The necessity to adapt to climate change is even stronger for grapevine than for other crops,
because grape berry composition—a key determinant of fruit and wine quality, typicity and …

Grafting is the most used propagation method in viticulture and is the unique control strategy
against Phylloxera. Nevertheless, its practice remains limited mainly due to inconsistent graft …

Plants respond to drought stress through different physiological mechanisms. To highlight a
specific adaptation strategy related to stem photosynthetic activity, woody tissue …

Most of the vineyards around the world are in areas characterized by seasonal drought,
where water deficits and high temperatures represent severe constraints on the regular …

Grapevine rootstocks may supply water to the scion according to the transpiration demand,
thus modulating plant responses to water deficit, but the scion variety can alter these …

Background Understanding the complexity of the vine plant's response to water deficit
represents a major challenge for sustainable winegrowing. Regulation of water use requires …

The training system is a valuable strategy to face water resource limitations under climate
changes as its canopy architecture influences evapotranspiration losses and both water …

The production and quality of grapes are determined by the hydric and nutritional status of
the vine. In modern viticulture, the interface between grapevine and soil is represented by …