Journal
PLANTS-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants11030396
Keywords
Vitis vinifera L; sustainability; climate change; biotic and abiotic stresses; plant fungal diseases
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- European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG Atlantic Area Program, under the project NASPA-Natural fungicides against air & soil borne pathogens in the Atlantic Area [EAPA-451/2016]
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The viticulture and wine industry play a significant role in the economy and reputation of many countries worldwide, facing challenges in physiology and production due to climate change, as well as difficulties in fungal disease control. The current trend is to promote sustainable production patterns and adopt holistic approaches using biostimulants to address grape fungal diseases and other issues.
The viticulture and wine industry contribute to the economy and reputation of many countries all over the world. With the predicted climate change, a negative impact on grapevine physiology, growth, production, and quality of berries is expected. On the other hand, the impact of these changes in phytopathogenic fungi development, survival rates, and host susceptibility is unpredictable. Grapevine fungal diseases control has been a great challenge to winegrowers worldwide. The use of chemicals in viticulture is high, which can result in the development of pathogen resistance, increasingly raising concerns regarding residues in wine and effects on human and environmental health. Promoting sustainable patterns of production is one of the overarching objectives and essential requirements for sustainable development. Alternative holistic approaches, such as those making use of biostimulants, are emerging in order to reduce the consequences of biotic and abiotic stresses in the grapevine, namely preventing grape fungal diseases, improving grapevine resistance to water stress, and increasing yield and berry quality.
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