Effects of Viticultural Practices and Edaphoclimatic Conditions on Grape and Wine Quality

Dear Colleagues,

Viticulture represents a relevant sector in the economy of the OIV’s Member states and of emerging countries. Global warming has provoked a series of changes at the productive level, opening possibilities for the study of adaptative strategies and for the development of viticulture in new agricultural regions. 

Variations in temperature, relative humidity, water availability, and UV radiation, among others, may affect vine physiology, productivity, berry quality, and wine typicity. Viticultural practices and edaphoclimatic conditions affect grape and wine quality, and their understanding may provide us valuable information for vineyard management and to define harvesting time.

This Special Issue is opened to a wide range of manuscripts that evaluate the effects of viticultural strategies and edaphoclimatic conditions on vine physiology, berry quality, and wine typicity. Manuscripts covering different topics such as abiotic and biotic stress, vine phenology, bioclimatic indices, selection of vineyard, planting material, training systems, crop thinning, shoot trimming, leaf removal, canopy management, irrigation, plant hormones, and foliar fertilization, among others, are highly invited.

Dr. Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa
Dr. Mar Vilanova de la Torre
Dr. Nicolás Verdugo-Vásquez
Dr. Karine Pedneault
Guest Editors

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