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How weed management influence plant communities and crop yield
Background & Aim Agricultural expansion and intensification is a major driver of biodiversity loss. Conventional weed management (e.g. tillage, herbicide) has encouraged the promotion of a few more competitive species over a wide range of arable plants that are...
How Chablis winemakers achieve minerality in their wines
Minerality in wine has consistently gained attention from the wine industry in the last three decades. It has been considered for a long time as an ill-defined and controversial sensory attribute. In the last decade, several academic articles have addressed the...
Influence of rootstock on Pinot noir berry and wine composition
Aim The main objective of the study was to test if rootstock has any influence on Pinot noir berry and wine phenolic composition, and, if so, whether it could be related to the nitrogen (N) status of the scion. Background Grapevine rootstocks can affect the N...
Can we detect the damage of a heatwave on vineyards using remote sensing data?
Aim This study aimed to address the feasibility of using Sentinel-2 optical remote sensing data to map heatwave consequences on vineyards. Background & Methods Climate change will exacerbate environmental threats, which will, in turn, affect agricultural...
Non-Sacch yeasts as bio-tools to prevent microbial spoilage in wine
Off-flavors produced by undesirable microbial spoilage are a major concern in wineries, as they affect wine quality. This situation is worse in warm areas affected by global warming because of the resulting higher pHs in wines. Natural biotechnologies can aid in...
The effects of grape stems and whole bunch fermentation on Pinot noir wine
Whole bunch fermentation is often used in the production of Pinot noir wines. The aim of this study was to compare different levels of stem inclusions and whole bunch fermentations on the phenolic and volatile aroma compositions of Pinot noir wines. PROJECT...
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