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A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2022.
Special Issue Editors
Interests: grapevine ecology and diseases; grape, wine and grape pomace composition in polyphenols; valorization of grape pomace
Special Issues and Collections in MDPI journals
Interests: viticultural practice; climate changes; yield components; grapes and wine quality; autochthonous varieties; Tarnave vineyards
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well known that grapevine cultivation is a practice that is dependent on the stability of local meteorological and hydrological conditions. In this framework, climate change challenges the foundations of viticulture, as it is usually difficult to predict shifts in each of the components of seasonal weather conditions. 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 market value—highly depends on “terroir” (complete natural environment), vintage (annual climate variability), and on their interactions. Growing grapes is a long-term commitment in which at least 5 years are required before newly planted vines yield berries of desirable quality. If weather is changing from the established climate (a 30-year average) record that has been used for the past century to dictate local expectations, then new and unpredictable patterns of temperature and moisture regimes, late spring freezes, early fall frosts, floods, heat waves, droughts, regional wildfires, and insect infestations will create complex challenges for all growers to successfully harvest their next vintage. Some impacts are predictable, while others may be less so. The relocation of vineyards to higher elevations and higher latitudes may cause even more environmental and ecological disruption and change.
In this context, this Special Issue aims to tackle the influence of climate change in viticulture as it relates to experimenting with the introduction of new grapevine cultivars in culture.
We mainly seek manuscripts dealing with:
- The assessment of cultivar similarities/differences in phenological timing and growth phases and relationships with climate and climate change.
- The dynamics of pesticides use in the context of climate change—can we expect a reduction of pesticide usage in grapevine culture?
- The interrelationship between adaptation to climate change, reduction of pesticides, and maintenance of wine typicality.
- The diversification of cultivated varieties in vineyards, such as red varieties in known white grape variety areas.
- Are the old autochthonous varieties emerging as valuable grapevine varieties for cultivation in climate change conditions?
This Special Issue also aims to bring together the newest research results in order to be a useful forum for grape growers in facing the dynamics of both climatic and social challenges.
Dr. Veronica Sanda Chedea
Dr. Maria Lucia Iliescu
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All papers will be peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Sustainability is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1900 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- climate change
- grapevine ecology
- new grapevine cultivars