TY - JOUR
T1 - Modern viticulture in southern Europe
T2 - Vulnerabilities and strategies for adaptation to water scarcity
AU - Costa, J. M.
AU - Vaz, Aline Martins
AU - Escalona, J.
AU - Egipto, R.
AU - Lopes, C.
AU - Medrano, Hipolito
AU - Chaves, M. M.
PY - 2016/1/31
Y1 - 2016/1/31
N2 - Water is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (e.g. South Portugal and Spain) to mitigate environmental stress and to guarantee stable grape yield and quality. Sustainable wine production depends on sustainable water use in the wine's supply chain, from the vine to the bottle. Better understanding of grapevine stress physiology (e.g. water relations, temperature regulation, water use efficiency), more robust crop monitoring/phenotyping and implementation of best water management practices will help to mitigate climate effects and will enable significant water savings in the vineyard and winery. In this paper, we focused on the major vulnerabilities and opportunities of South European Mediterranean viticulture (e.g. in Portugal and Spain) and present a multi-level strategy (from plant to the consumer) to overcome region's weaknesses and support strategies for adaptation to water scarcity, promote sustainable water use and minimize the environmental impact of the sector.
AB - Water is now considered the most important but vulnerable resource in the Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, irrigation expanded fast in the region (e.g. South Portugal and Spain) to mitigate environmental stress and to guarantee stable grape yield and quality. Sustainable wine production depends on sustainable water use in the wine's supply chain, from the vine to the bottle. Better understanding of grapevine stress physiology (e.g. water relations, temperature regulation, water use efficiency), more robust crop monitoring/phenotyping and implementation of best water management practices will help to mitigate climate effects and will enable significant water savings in the vineyard and winery. In this paper, we focused on the major vulnerabilities and opportunities of South European Mediterranean viticulture (e.g. in Portugal and Spain) and present a multi-level strategy (from plant to the consumer) to overcome region's weaknesses and support strategies for adaptation to water scarcity, promote sustainable water use and minimize the environmental impact of the sector.
KW - Environmental impact
KW - Grapevine stress physiology
KW - Mediterranean
KW - Sustainable water use in the vineyard and winery
KW - Water management
KW - Water metrics and water use indicators
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84952714458&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.08.021
DO - 10.1016/j.agwat.2015.08.021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84952714458
VL - 164
SP - 5
EP - 18
JO - Agricultural Water Management
JF - Agricultural Water Management
SN - 0378-3774
ER -