Vineyard floor management affects soil, plant nutrition, and grape yield and quality

Smith, Richard; Bettiga, Larry J.; Cahn, Michael; Baumgartner, Kendra; Jackson, Louise E.; Bensen, Tiffany A.

doi:10.3733/ca.v062n04p184

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“…Respect to the increase of SOC under both CV and BV cover crops, higher SOC at the soil surface has also been observed in vineyards with cover crops under Mediterranean climates in Spain (Peregrina et al, 2010b(Peregrina et al, , 2012 and France (Celette et al, 2009) as well as in California (Smith et al, 2008;Steenwerth & Belina, 2008).…”

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The short term influence of aboveground biomass cover crops on C sequestration and β–glucosidase in a vineyard ground under semiarid conditions

Peregrina

Pérez‐Álvarez

García-Escudero

2014

Span. j. agric. res.

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Tillage and semiarid Mediterranean climatic conditions accelerate soil organic matter losses in Spanish vineyards. Previous studies showed that cover crops can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) in Mediterranean vineyards. The objectives of this study were to evaluate the influence of two different cover crops in the short term on soil C sequestration in a semiarid vineyard and to study the potential use of both β–glucosidase enzimatic activity (GLU) and the GLU/SOC ratio in order to assess the SOC increase. The experiment was carried out in a cv. Tempranillo (Vitis vinifera L.) vineyard on a Oxyaquic Xerorthent soil in Rioja winegrowing region (NE, Spain). The experimental design was established in 2009 with three treatments: conventional tillage; sown barley cover crop (Hordeum vulgare, L.); sown Persian clover cover crop (Trifolium resupinatum L.). Carbon in the aboveground biomass with each cover crop was monitored. Soil was sampled in June 2011 and June 2012, and SOC, GLU and the GLU/SOC ratio were determined. After 3 years both cover crops increased SOC at soil surface with C sequestration rates of 0.47 and 1.19 t C ha-1 yr-1 for BV and CV respectively. GLU and GLU/SOC ratio increased in both cover crops at 0-5 cm soil depth. The C sequestration rates and GLU were related to the cover crops aboveground biomass. In consequence, in semiarid vineyards under cover crops GLU could be an appropriate indicator to asses the increase of SOC and the soil quality improvement in the short-term (2-3 years).

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The short term influence of aboveground biomass cover crops on C sequestration and β–glucosidase in a vineyard ground under semiarid conditions

Peregrina

Pérez‐Álvarez

García-Escudero

2014

Span. j. agric. res.

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“…Biofumigants are often grown in the vineyard interrow for nematode control, but the heterogeneity of the vineyard floor has implications for nematode distribution and control. When nematode composition was compared in the vine row where weed control treatments were applied (i.e., cultivation or herbicide for five successive years, see Smith et al 2008), the nematode community in the vine row was dominated by plant parasitic taxa, primarily of the genus Criconemoides (Parker 2010). The interrow was generally dominated by bacterivores and fungivores.…”

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Influence of Floor Management Technique on Grapevine Growth, Disease Pressure, and Juice and Wine Composition: A Review

Guerra¹,

Steenwerth²

2011

Am. J. Enol. Vitic.

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Vineyard floor management has multiple goals that encompass improving weed management and soil conservation, reducing soil resource availability to control vine vigor, and influencing desirable aspects in wine quality. This review addresses the effects of cultivation, weed control, cover crops, and mulch on vine growth and balance, disease pressure, yield, and juice and wine quality in many growing regions (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, and the western United States); offers recommendations for practical use; and highlights research needs. In the last decade, more literature has been published on mulching and cover cropping than on cultivation and herbicide use, suggesting stronger interest in cover cropping and mulching practices for vineyards. Cover crops have the potential to improve soil and vine health, can be adapted to many climates and soils, and may influence vine vigor by adjusting parameters such as the length of their growth period, coverage of the vineyard floor, and aggressiveness. Cover crops increased juice soluble solids, anthocyanins, and other phenolic components and decreased titratable acidity and pH. They were associated with red wines judged superior to those issued from non-cover-cropped vines. Use of organic mulches resulted in improved vine balance, soil water content, and friability, increased yields, and reduced pathogen and pest pressure. Plastic and fabric mulches remain impractical due to high installation cost. Application of newer techniques such as flame weeding or soil steaming is limited due to difficulty in targeting the appropriate stage of weed growth and limited susceptibility of some weed species to these techniques. Research needs include development of multiyear, multidisciplinary studies that use a mechanistic approach to link management practices to soil processes, grapevine responses, grape and wine composition, and sensory characteristics.

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“…Opposite results were obtained by Smith et al [24] and Rosa et al [25], whose findings indicate the compaction increase in the cultivation of the topsoil layer until the depth 280 mm.…”

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“…The treatment C (perennial mixture -dry) and the treatment D (yearling mixture -pollinators) applied a beneficial influence only at sites So and Go with the sandy loam soil type. The correct variant composition of mixture adopted to the conditions Linares [2], Uliarte et al [28], Gago et al [29], Smith et al [24] and Agostinetto et al [30] consider to be important as well.…”

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Evaluation of effect of vegetation cover on soil compaction

Burg¹,

Mašán²,

Zemánek³

2017

Engineering for Rural Development

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Abstract. In terms of ensuring the sustainability and permanent soil fertility, the key role in viticulture is played by short-term and permanent greening in the interrow. Additionally, the introduction of these systems can positively affect flora and fauna species diversity in monoculture plantations, like vineyards, which are an integral part of the contemporary cultural landscape. This paper focuses on the evaluation of penetrometric measurements carried out in the years of 2015 and 2016 at 5 sites with different soil conditions and different greening (a mixture of annual greening, a mixture of durable greening, a mixture of durable greening with various plants species, a mixture of durable greening for arid conditions and a mixture of annual greening for pollinators) in the region of South Moravia. Penetrometer measurements were conducted using a manual penetrometer EIJKELKAMP. The water content in the soil at the time of the measurement, expressed in weight percentage was determined by the gravimetric method. Soil samples for moisture determination were collected in triplicate from the depths of 0-0.

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Vineyard floor management affects soil, plant nutrition, and grape yield and quality

Cited by 62 publications

References 10 publications

The short term influence of aboveground biomass cover crops on C sequestration and β–glucosidase in a vineyard ground under semiarid conditions

The short term influence of aboveground biomass cover crops on C sequestration and β–glucosidase in a vineyard ground under semiarid conditions

Influence of Floor Management Technique on Grapevine Growth, Disease Pressure, and Juice and Wine Composition: A Review

Evaluation of effect of vegetation cover on soil compaction

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