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Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products (NoViSys)
Project
Project code: JKI-OW-08-1205
Contract period: 01.02.2015
- 31.01.2018
Purpose of research: Applied research
Fungus resistant new grape cultivars are the most recent innovation from grapevine breeding. They provide high quality wines and high resistance against the two mildew pathogens threatening viticulture. To expand planting of these cultivars would be the best strategy to reduce the enormous amount of sprayed fungicides in viticulture. Growing resistant cultivars with the novel cultivation method of the minimal pruning of trellis trained grapevines (MPTS) enables to combine (1) environmental friendly and (2) economically beneficial as well as (3) climate change adapted grapevine production. To analyze new resistant grapevine cultivars in such an advanced production system, we plan to evaluate the behavior of plants, crop, biodiversity, and resulting wines in comparison to the most common vertical shoot positioning in trellis-system (TS). We intend to unravel the cause of ripening delay upon viticultural treatments, and to develop the technological basis for a broad introduction of the new cultivation system into viticultural practice. Our comprehensive investigation will empirically and functionally address field studies where new cultivars are raised in a new cultivation concept. We will generate validated information for the wine growers to demonstrate benefits and risks. In addition the economical advantages as well as supporting marketing to improve consumer acceptance will be investigated. Our goal is to generate data and knowledge that will make viticulture more sustainable with regard to environmental, economic, and social aspects.
Semi minimal pruned hedge (SMPH) is a novel and innovative grapevine training system, which is economically beneficial, environmental friendly and climate change adapted. However, the way the grapevine stocks are trained, has an enormous effect on the physiology and morphology of the plant. Grapevine stocks trained in SMPH show more woody canes, a wider leave canopy and more bunches carrying less berries, than plants trained in FPS. It is one aim of this project to investigate the specific susceptibility of this new trainings system against fungal diseases on grapes and leaves, such as grey mould or powdery mildew, but also grapevine trunk diseases, e.g. Esca.
Section overview
Subjects
- Plant Breeding
- Crop Protection
- Viticulture
- Climate Change
Framework programme
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Excutive institution
Institute for Plant Protection in Fruit Crops and Viticulture - Fruit Cops (JKI-OW)
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Associated projects: NoViSys
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject I
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject H
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject G
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject F: Molecular study of the varieties and cropping system-based maturity delay in grapevine
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject C
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject B
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products. Subproject A
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products