A5044297669- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Fermentation and Sensory Analysis
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Wine Industry and Tourism
- Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
- Remote Sensing in Agriculture
- Smart Agriculture and AI
- Tree Root and Stability Studies
- Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
- Nuts composition and effects
- Robotic Locomotion and Control
- Plant and animal studies
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
- Tea Polyphenols and Effects
- Historical and Environmental Studies
- Growth and nutrition in plants
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
- Bone and Joint Diseases
- Remote Sensing and Land Use
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Plant Surface Properties and Treatments
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Diverse academic and cultural studies
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
Ospedale Bassini
2025
Milano Metropoli Development Agency
2025
Aziende Socio Sanitarie Territoriale Nord Milano
2025
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2015-2024
University of Verona
2022
Centro di Ricerca per la Patologia Vegetale
2011-2012
University of Florence
1996
Istituti di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico
1984-1992
Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione
1984-1992
Kyoto University
1987
Crop-regulation techniques applied as preflowering defoliation (D), early cluster thinning at (ECT), and lag-phase of berry growth (LCT) were tested over three seasons on high-yielding <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. Sangiovese compared to non-defoliated, unthinned control vines. Treatment severity consisted removing primary leaves any laterals developed from nodes 1 6 in D 50% clusters chosen among distal or those inserted weak shoots ECT LCT plots. Although yield per vine was not reduced (−32%)...
Based on earlier findings showing the effectiveness of preflowering leaf removal at reducing yield in several <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. genotypes, a 3-year study was carried out Sangiovese vines to evaluate how technique also affects vegetative growth, wood carbohydrates reserves, and specific physiological traits such as intrinsic water use efficiency (WUEi) chlorophyll fluorescence. Early defoliation (D) applied before flowering with elimination ~80% area compared non-defoliated control (C)...
Analysis of the spectral response vegetation using optical sensors for non-destructive remote monitoring represents a key element crop monitoring. Considering wide presence on market unmanned aerial vehicle (UAVs) based commercial solutions, need emerges clear information performance these products to guide end-user in their choice and utilization precision agriculture applications. This work aims compare two UAV products, represented by DJI P4M SENOP HSC-2 acquisition multispectral...
Background and Aims Postveraison limitation of canopy photosynthesis delays grape berry ripening reduces sugar accumulation, thus lowering the alcohol content subsequent wines. This study was designed to evaluate whether similar results could be obtained by defoliation apical bunch zone using a leaf-plucking machine when approximately 16–17°Brix. Methods Results In 2011 2012, treatments were applied postveraison cv. Sangiovese vines (D) on either side each row mechanical leaf...
Background and Aims Global warming is inducing a general earliness in the onset of grapevine phenological stages including ripening, phenomenon that occurs often hottest seasons which leads to unbalanced wines. Our aim was assess physiological basis late leaf removal applied above bunch area as tool for delaying ripening. Methods Results Potted cv. Sangiovese grapevines were subjected treatments preveraison (DEF-I) postveraison (DEF-II) by pulling out six seven primary leaves laterals, if...
Hyperspectral aerial imagery is becoming increasingly available due to both technology evolution and a somewhat affordable price tag. However, selecting proper UAV + hyperspectral sensor combo use in specific contexts still challenging lacks documental support. While an more straightforward as it mostly relates with compatibility, autonomy, reliability cost, has much be considered. This note provides assessment of two sensors (push-broom snapshot) regarding practicality suitability, within...
Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) is an economically important crop with a wide geographical distribution, reflecting its ability to grow successfully in range of climates. However, many vineyards are located regions seasonal drought, and these often predicted be global climate change hotspots. Climate affects the entire physiology grapevine, strong effects on yield, wine quality typicity, making it difficult produce berries optimal enological consistent stability over forthcoming decades. Here...
Manipulating or shifting annual grapevine growing cycle to offset limitations imposed by global warming is a must today, and delayed winter pruning tool achieve it. However, no information available about its physiological background, especially in relation modifications canopy phenology, demography seasonal carbon budget. Mechanistic hypothesis underlying this work was that very late can significant postponement of phenological stages so ripening might occur cooler period and, concurrently,...
The influence of pruning date on yield control and ripening rate spur-pruned Sangiovese grapevines was investigated over two years (2013 2014). Winter applied 1 or 4 Feb (mid dormancy); 5 March (late 2 7 April (bud swell); May (flowers closely pressed together); 6 June (40 to 50% flower caps fallen), respectively. Vine fruit composition at harvest were not affected by shifting from the standard dates mid late dormancy bud swell stage. In contrast, number inflorescences in compound buds...
Sangiovese vines mechanically spur-pruned during dormancy in February were manually finished either immediately or post budburst to test the potential of a 'double-pruning' approach delay fruit sugar accumulation and limit yield. The treatments applied 2014, 2015, 2016 at BBCH-0 as standard hand-finishing on dormant buds (SHF), late (LHF) very (VLHF) BBCH-14 BBCH-19, i.e., when two apical shoots mechanically-shortened canes ~10 20 cm long, respectively. While yield per vine was drastically...
Recent studies report that Ascophyllum nodosum extracts, once applied on the canopy of different crops, deliver positive effects, increasing yield, inducing tolerance to biotic stress, and improving quality products. However, mechanisms action are still unclear. In this research, vines subjected multiple foliar applications an A. extract (ANE) at label doses were compared with untreated (NTV) in accordance a comparative approach. The investigation coupled field experiment second trial...
Even though mechanization has dramatically decreased labor requirements, vineyard management costs are still affected by selective operations such as winter pruning. Robotic solutions becoming more common in agriculture, however, few studies have focused on grapevines. This work aims at fine-tuning and testing two different deep neural networks for: (i) detecting pruning regions (PRs), (ii) performing organ segmentation of spur-pruned dormant The Faster R-CNN network was fine-tuned using...
The actual and projected climate change with extreme weather events can increase in frequency intensity land degradation phenomena, such as soil erosions shallow landslides, consequence to fertility loss a major threat, significant environmental problem for the agroecosystems where farming is executed on sloping (e.g. vineyards, olive groves, etc.), thus bringing abandonment. &#160;Another factor take into consideration affecting significantly degradation, tillage agricultural practices....
A four-year trial (1999–2002) was carried out in commercial vineyards order to test the effect of manual leaf removal cluster zone at veraison on grape yield, berry composition, and stilbene concentration harvest. Two <i>Vitis vinifera</i> L. red wine cultivars (Barbera Croatina) one white cultivar (Malvasia di Candia aromatica) were considered. The vines Guyot trained, with 10 shoots per meter row, accounted for approximately 22% removed canopy surface. Meteorological data recorded, as well...
A multichamber whole-canopy gas exchange system coupled with an automatic pot weighing device was tested for continuous 24 hr recording over 50 days in a trial comparing cv. Sangiovese vines subjected to progressive reduction of total transpiration water supply well-watered vines. The ran smoothly under regular maintenance the entire period and gravimetric vine loss highly correlated chamber-derived (r = 0.95) data pooled treatments. Seasonal diurnal net CO<sub>2</sub> rate (NCER)...