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Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products (NoViSys)
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Project code: JKI-ZR-08-5176
Contract period: 01.02.2015
- 31.01.2020
Purpose of research: Applied research
Traditional grapevine cultivars (e.g. Riesling) are highly susceptible against the most important fungal diseases, downy and powdery mildew. The cultivation of these grapevines demand an enormous amount of fungicides to ensure plant health. 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 (SMPH) 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 evaluate the behavior of plants, crop, biodiversity, and resulting wines in comparison to the most common vertical shoot positioning in trellis-system (VSP). 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.
The investigation of innovative new growing systems in viticulture is of high importance for future efficiency, sustainability and competitiveness of the German wine industry. Novisys integrated a high Ievel of expertise for all important fields of the wine sector. This includes grapevine breeding, plant protection, visual and sensor based screening, application engineering, physiological and molecular analyses, analytical and sensorial evaluation of grape must and wine, business management, wine marketing, and social economy. The project is expected to generate valid information for wine growers in order to demonstrate benefits and risks of the different viticulture systems.
Section overview
Subjects
- Crop Protection
- Viticulture
- Climate Change
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Associated projects: NoViSys
- Novel viticulture systems for sustainable production and products
- 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
