Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management
The scarcity of water due to climate change is endangering worldwide the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes. One of the main mitigation measures to be adopted in the viticulture sector will be an adequate irrigation strategy. Irrigation involves an increasing demand f...
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| author | Adele Finco Deborah Bentivoglio Giulia Chiaraluce Matteo Alberi Enrico Chiarelli Andrea Maino Fabio Mantovani Michele Montuschi Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis Filippo Semenza Virginia Strati Filippo Vurro Edoardo Marchetti Manuele Bettelli Michela Janni Emiliano Anceschi Carlo Sportolaro Giorgia Bucci |
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| description | The scarcity of water due to climate change is endangering worldwide the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes. One of the main mitigation measures to be adopted in the viticulture sector will be an adequate irrigation strategy. Irrigation involves an increasing demand for water, a natural limited resource with increasing availability problems for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the development of a precision irrigation system, which is able to manage the efficient use of water and to monitor the crop water stress, is an important research topic for viticulture. This paper, through the analysis of a case study, aims to describe the prototype of a software platform that integrates data coming from different innovative remote and proximal sensors to monitor the hydric stress status of the vineyard. In addition, by using a cost analysis of grape cultivation and implementing economic indices, this study examines the conditions by which irrigation strategies may be economically justified, helping the decision-making process. By combining different sensors, the platform makes it possible to assess the spatial and temporal variability of water in vineyards. In addition, the output data of the platforming, matched with the economic indices, support the decision-making process for winemakers to optimize and schedule water use under water-scarce conditions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b2bfee4d605a405bbbc6e7090cc0faa12023-11-23T09:36:34ZengMDPI AGWater2073-44412022-05-01149149310.3390/w14091493Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use ManagementAdele Finco0Deborah Bentivoglio1Giulia Chiaraluce2Matteo Alberi3Enrico Chiarelli4Andrea Maino5Fabio Mantovani6Michele Montuschi7Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis8Filippo Semenza9Virginia Strati10Filippo Vurro11Edoardo Marchetti12Manuele Bettelli13Michela Janni14Emiliano Anceschi15Carlo Sportolaro16Giorgia Bucci17Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A), Polytechnic University of the Marche (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A), Polytechnic University of the Marche (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences (D3A), Polytechnic University of the Marche (UNIVPM), Via Brecce Bianche, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyDepartment of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Giuseppe Saragat, 44122 Ferrara, ItalyInstitute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, National Research Council (IMEM-CNR), Parco Area Delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyInstitute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, National Research Council (IMEM-CNR), Parco Area Delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyInstitute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, National Research Council (IMEM-CNR), Parco Area Delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyInstitute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism, National Research Council (IMEM-CNR), Parco Area Delle Scienze 37/A, 43124 Parma, ItalyGruppo Filippetti, Via Guglielmo Marconi, 60015 Ancona, ItalyGruppo Filippetti, Via Guglielmo Marconi, 60015 Ancona, ItalyGruppo Filippetti, Via Guglielmo Marconi, 60015 Ancona, ItalyThe scarcity of water due to climate change is endangering worldwide the production, quality, and economic viability of growing wine grapes. One of the main mitigation measures to be adopted in the viticulture sector will be an adequate irrigation strategy. Irrigation involves an increasing demand for water, a natural limited resource with increasing availability problems for the foreseeable future. Therefore, the development of a precision irrigation system, which is able to manage the efficient use of water and to monitor the crop water stress, is an important research topic for viticulture. This paper, through the analysis of a case study, aims to describe the prototype of a software platform that integrates data coming from different innovative remote and proximal sensors to monitor the hydric stress status of the vineyard. In addition, by using a cost analysis of grape cultivation and implementing economic indices, this study examines the conditions by which irrigation strategies may be economically justified, helping the decision-making process. By combining different sensors, the platform makes it possible to assess the spatial and temporal variability of water in vineyards. In addition, the output data of the platforming, matched with the economic indices, support the decision-making process for winemakers to optimize and schedule water use under water-scarce conditions.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/9/1493case studyclimate changecrop water stressdigital technologieseconomic water productivityIoT platform |
| spellingShingle | Adele Finco Deborah Bentivoglio Giulia Chiaraluce Matteo Alberi Enrico Chiarelli Andrea Maino Fabio Mantovani Michele Montuschi Kassandra Giulia Cristina Raptis Filippo Semenza Virginia Strati Filippo Vurro Edoardo Marchetti Manuele Bettelli Michela Janni Emiliano Anceschi Carlo Sportolaro Giorgia Bucci Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management Water case study climate change crop water stress digital technologies economic water productivity IoT platform |
| title | Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management |
| title_full | Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management |
| title_fullStr | Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management |
| title_short | Combining Precision Viticulture Technologies and Economic Indices to Sustainable Water Use Management |
| title_sort | combining precision viticulture technologies and economic indices to sustainable water use management |
| topic | case study climate change crop water stress digital technologies economic water productivity IoT platform |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/14/9/1493 |
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