A5057527377- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Nuts composition and effects
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Forest, Soil, and Plant Ecology in China
- Environmental and Agricultural Sciences
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage
- Leaf Properties and Growth Measurement
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Urban Planning and Valuation
- Soil erosion and sediment transport
- Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
- Flood Risk Assessment and Management
- Plant Gene Expression Analysis
- Plant Disease Management Techniques
- Maritime and Coastal Archaeology
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Forest Insect Ecology and Management
- Agriculture and Biological Studies
- BIM and Construction Integration
- Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control
University of Palermo
2014-2025
Organizzazione per la Tutela Forestale, Ambientale e Agroalimentare
2008-2018
Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
2007
Accurate, timely assessment of the vineyard on a field scale is essential for successful grape yield and quality. Remote sensing can be an effective useful monitoring tool, as data from sensors board Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) measure vegetative reproductive growth thus directly or indirectly detect variability. Through images obtained UAV, Vegetation Indices (VIs) calculated compared with various agronomic characteristics vineyard. The objective this study was to evaluate multispectral...
Climate change significantly affects viticulture, with noticeable impacts on yield and quality. The increase in average temperatures, often coupled decreased precipitation, accelerates the phenological development of grapevines, leading to rapid sugar accumulation concentration acidity. This study aimed evaluate impact black shading nets two levels (26% 40%) vine phenology, vegetative growth, yield, grape ripening, as a potential strategy mitigate adverse effects rising temperatures reduced...
Introduction HyTan, a new chestnut tannin extracted from wood via hydrodynamic cavitation at low temperature in water only, is an effective biostimulant for the nursery production of high-quality grapevine planting material. Methods Experiments were carried out Sicily with HyTan aqueous extracts obtained different temperatures (45, 60 and 75°C) dosage (pure extract or diluted water) on above-ground below-ground characteristics cv. Zibibbo cuttings grafted rootstock 1103 Paulsen. Results...
Abstract Background White wine quality, especially in warm climates, is affected by sunlight and heat stress. These factors increase the probability that ambering processes will occur reduce potential flavour compounds. This study aimed to investigate effect of reduction on accumulation polyphenolic aromatic Results was conducted a commercial vineyard containing V. vinifera L. cv Grillo. Opaque polypropylene boxes (100% shading) high-density polyethylene (HDPE) net bags (50% were applied at...
In this review, the technique of soil-less cultivation horticultural crops is analysed, main differences between and traditional techniques are described, advantages disadvantages each method in relation to others identified. Soilless has revolutionised various sectors vegetable floriculture production, recent years have also seen interest being shown by Italian fruit crop producers, particularly those involved table grape viticulture. The issues related use described needs substrate, water...
Leaf removal is a grapevine canopy management technique widely used to modify the source-sink balance and/or microclimate around berry clusters optimize fruit composition. In general, of basal leaves before flowering reduces set, hence achieving looser clusters, and improves grape composition since yield generally curtailed more than proportionally leaf area itself. Albeit responses this practice seem quite consistent, overall vine performance affected by genotype, environmental conditions...
Pruning wood mass is crucial for grapevine management, as it reflects the vine’s vigor and balance. However, traditional manual measurement methods are time-consuming labor-intensive. Recent advances in digital imaging offer non-invasive techniques, but limited research has explored pruning weight estimation, especially regarding use of artificial backgrounds lighting. This study assesses image analysis estimating weight, focusing on acquisition conditions. aimed to (i) evaluate necessity...
The biology of the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is clearly influenced by climatic conditions growing environment, where temperature and light play a major role in modifying plant physiology. In scenario changes, radiative excess, correlated to increase temperature, can concretely subject photosynthetic apparatus condition saturation cause drastic reduction photochemical efficiency, giving rise chronic photoinhibition phenomena. Undoubtedly, ripening behavior also undergo evident...
This paper aimed to study the effect of temporary cover crop and vine pruning residue burial as alternative practices conventional tillage on soil nitrate (NO3-N) availability grapevine performance in short term. The trial was carried out a rain-fed vineyard (Vitis vinifera L., cv Grecanico dorato/140 Ruggeri) located traditional Mediterranean viticultural area (37°32′48′′ N; 13°00′15′′ E) Sicily (Italy). Conventional (CT) management compared with winter (CC), plus buried (CT + PR), (CC PR)...
Polyploidy plays an important role in plant adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. Alterations of the ploidy grapevine plants regenerated via somatic embryogenesis (SE) may provide a source genetic variability useful for improvement agronomic characteristics crops. In grapevine, SE induction process cause changes without alterations DNA profile. present research, tetraploid were observed 9.3% ‘Frappato’ embryos medium supplemented with growth regulators β-naphthoxyacetic acid (10 µM)...
Abstract. Building Information Modelling (BIM) has emerged as a focal point in the construction industry, garnering substantial attention due to its capacity elevate product quality, facilitate accurate quantity determination, and enhance scheduling efficiency. The inherent complexity of projects necessitates integration BIM models endowed with automation functionalities for schedules cost estimation. This ensures that updates seamlessly occur throughout process, thereby mitigating project...
In viticulture, global warming requires reconsideration of current production models. At the base this need there are some emerging phenomena: modification phenological phases; acceleration maturation process grapes, with significant increases in concentration sugar musts; decoupling between technological grape maturity and phenolic maturity. The aim our study was to evaluate effect a natural anti-transpirant on grapevine physiology, berry, wine composition Aglianico cultivar. For two years,...
In this study, characterisation of the physical and compositional parameters berries located in different positions on rachis Shiraz/R99 bunches was done.Berries were divided according to position (apical, median basal) berry weight, resulting four weight classes, averaging 0.86 g, 1.29 1.74 g 2.26 0.74, 1.18, 1.59 2.09 cm 3 , respectively.The analysed individually.The fresh comprised approximately 4% seeds, 20% skin 76% flesh.Different percentage distributions found for each class...
Abstract BACKGROUND Berry size is considered an important quality factor in red wine production. The objective of this work was to study the effect vine water status on berry mass field conditions, with a specific focus tissue masses. RESULTS carried out over 2 years plot located Sicily (Italy). Two irrigation treatments were established. Dynamic evolution and masses at harvest recorded. Berries produced under deficit conditions smaller characterized by higher skin‐to‐flesh ratio. However,...
The present work studied the effect of two consecutive years regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) compared to rain fed management on vegetative growth, yield, and quality ‘Nero d’Avola’ grapes. trial was conducted separately in soils (vertisol entisol) located at top bottom hillside same vineyard. Vertisol characterized by greater depth, organic matter, exchangeable K2O, total N than entisol. RDI based an volume 25% estimated crop evapotranspiration (ETc) up end veraison 10% ETc 15 days before...
Regulation of grapevine water status is a common practice to manipulate grape composition and winequality. In this investigation the effect plant (two field capacity-based irrigation levels,75% 100%, applied at single combined vine developmental stages) ripeness level (harvestingat different soluble solid levels) on wine quality Vitis vinifera L. cv. Shiraz/Richter 99 was determined. Integrative effects relations level, specificallyin Mediterranean high winter rainfall area, have not yet...