Drought stress and soil management practices in grapevines in Cyprus under the threat of climate change

Chrysargyris, Antonios; Xylia, Panayiota; Litskas, Vassilis D.; Mandoulaki, Athanasia; Antoniou, Demetris; Boyias, Timos; Stavrinides, Menelaos C.; Tzortzakis, Nikolaos

doi:10.2166/wcc.2018.135

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“…Most potential adaptations to water scarcity under future climate change have been evaluated individually. Our review suggests that the few existing studies dealing with combinations of adaptations help in identifying several compromises between these adaptations: the reduction of irrigation requirement through water-saving practices (Cirigliano et al, 2017 ; Chrysargyris et al, 2018 ; Gil et al, 2018 ; Romero et al, 2018 ; Torres et al, 2018 ); the benefits of cover crops despite water competition (Tomaz et al, 2017 ); the conservation of vineyard areas thanks to cultivar changes and new governance modalities (Galbreath, 2014 ; Delay et al, 2015 ; Zhu et al, 2016 ; Morales-Castilla et al, 2020 ); and the role of socio-economic conditions in promoting or regulating adaptations (Olen et al, 2016 ; Georgopoulou et al, 2017 ). It is noteworthy that since the systematic review ended, new developments have been published: Buesa et al ( 2020 ) confirm the positive effects of east-west row orientation on yields; Morales-Castilla et al ( 2020 ) quantified the reduction of suitable area lost thanks to late-ripening cultivar (from 56 to 24%); Phogat et al ( 2020 ) went further in the estimation of future irrigation water requirement and demonstrate the importance of reducing evaporation loss; while López-Urrea et al ( 2020 ) quantified the effect of organic and plastic mulch on evaporation.…”

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“…It is determined by soil type, technical operations (tillage, cover crop seedling, herbicide application) and rain intensity. Chrysargyris et al ( 2018 ) found that no tillage compensated for the lack of irrigation, while slight tillage allowed for better rainfall infiltration. Cover crops are also promoted to enhance infiltration.…”

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“…Experimental approaches have been widely used to understand vines' responses to changes in climatic conditions. Controlled conditions allow for the study of processes when one or several environmental factors are changed: CO 2 enrichment (Bindi et al, 1996 ), experimental drought (Medrano et al, 2003 ; Şerdinescu et al, 2014 ; Vaz et al, 2016 ; Cirigliano et al, 2017 ; Chrysargyris et al, 2018 ), or elevated temperatures (Bonada et al, 2018 ). The conditions of experimentation largely differ: from greenhouse conditions with fruit-bearing cutting under totally controlled conditions (Torres et al, 2017 ), to less controlled field experiments.…”

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Evaluating Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Grapevine Production–A Systematic Review

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In many areas of the world, maintaining grapevine production will require adaptation to climate change. While rigorous evaluations of adaptation strategies provide decision makers with valuable insights, those that are published often overlook major constraints, ignore local adaptive capacity, and suffer from a compartmentalization of disciplines and scales. The objective of our study was to identify current knowledge of evaluation methods and their limitations, reported in the literature. We reviewed 111 papers that evaluate adaptation strategies in the main vineyards worldwide. Evaluation approaches are analyzed through key features (e.g., climate data sources, methodology, evaluation criteria) to discuss their ability to address climate change issues, and to identify promising outcomes for climate change adaptations. We highlight the fact that combining adaptation levers in the short and long term (location, vine training, irrigation, soil, and canopy management, etc.) enables local compromises to be reached between future water availability and grapevine productivity. The main findings of the paper are three-fold: (1) the evaluation of a combination of adaptation strategies provides better solutions for adapting to climate change; (2) multi-scale studies allow local constraints and opportunities to be considered; and (3) only a small number of studies have developed multi-scale and multi-lever approaches to quantify feasibility and effectiveness of adaptation. In addition, we found that climate data sources were not systematically clearly presented, and that climate uncertainty was hardly accounted for. Moreover, only a small number of studies have assessed the economic impacts of adaptation, especially at farm scale. We conclude that the development of methodologies to evaluate adaptation strategies, considering both complementary adaptations and scales, is essential if relevant information is to be provided to the decision-makers of the wine industry.

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“…The wine production in Cyprus is estimated to be 11-13 million L [24]. Climate change and vineyard abandonment are considered as long term threats for viticulture on the island [25,26].…”

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Sustainable Viticulture: First Determination of the Environmental Footprint of Grapes

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We present for the first time the environmental footprint (EF) of grapes following the methodology proposed by the EU and life cycle assessment (LCA). We used data from three different production systems, conventional high- or low-input and organic from vineyards on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The life cycle inventory (LCI) data were retrieved from the recently released AGRIBALYSE database, and the EF was determined with the Open LCA software. The system boundary was from “cradle to winery door” and the functional unit was 1 ton of grapes delivered to the winery. Organic grape production had the lowest values for most of the 16 EF impact categories. Machinery, fuel, and sulfur production and use were identified as EF hotspots for organic grapes. Fertilizer production and use were identified as EF hotspots for high-input grape production. The EF impact category values for low-input grapes showed similarities with organic production. Future research needs to enrich the LCI databases with data more applicable to the methods and inputs applied in Mediterranean agriculture.

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“…[16,17], cultivation practices (tillage, semi-tillage, terraces, mulching, cover crop, etc.) [18,19] and drought resistant cultivars [8,20] are explored in order to increase the water-use efficiency for irrigation and to obtain high quality grapes for wine production [21].…”

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Assessing the Impact of Drought Stress and Soil Cultivation in Chardonnay and Xynisteri Grape Cultivars

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Cyprus has a long tradition in grape cultivation and wine making and grapevine is important for the sustainability of the agricultural sector, like in other Mediterranean areas. Water scarcity, which is projected to increase due to climate change, could negatively affect the sector. In this research, the effects of irrigation and tillage treatments on various aspects of vine growth and product quality (e.g., yield, physiology and quality attributes), were studied in Chardonnay and Xynisteri cultivars grown in clay soils in Cyprus. Regarding soil properties and water content, N and K were more abundant in the soil than P and through the growing period irrigation tended to increase electrical conductivity (EC) in the soil. Soil water content (volumetric) was 22%–27.5% and 13%–16%, when irrigation was applied or not, respectively. Vegetative soil cover occupied 50%–55% of the surface and contained species typically present in Mediterranean farms (e.g., Poaceae, Fabaceae and Brassicaceae). Tillage increased yield in Xynisteri (4–5 kg plant−1) but negatively affected other parameters such as chlorophyll levels (in Xynisteri). In combination with irrigation, tillage increased antioxidant activity in Chardonnay (assessed by FRAP and DPPH), at harvest. Total phenolics at harvest were higher in the grape juice of Xynisteri, compared to Chardonnay (30–40 and 20–25 mg GA g−1 fresh weight, respectively). Irrigation influenced phytohormone levels in the two cultivars. ABA increased in non-irrigated Xynisteri, reflecting an increased capacity to react towards water stress. Water stress is considered to increase polyphenols in grapes, but in the case of Xynisteri it seems that irrigation water is required to obtain better quality grapes as without irrigation volumetric water content (VWC) is close to the permanent wilting point. Titratable acidity and total tannins decreased in Chardonnay, when tillage and irrigation were applied. In addition, tillage and irrigation tended to elevate the pH of the grape juice. Tillage and irrigation on the other hand, had no effect on the levels of ascorbic acid and total anthocyanin content. The results of this research may help to select management strategies that support the adaptation of viticulture to climate change in Cyprus and other Mediterranean areas.

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Drought stress and soil management practices in grapevines in Cyprus under the threat of climate change

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Evaluating Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Grapevine Production–A Systematic Review

Evaluating Strategies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Grapevine Production–A Systematic Review

Sustainable Viticulture: First Determination of the Environmental Footprint of Grapes

Assessing the Impact of Drought Stress and Soil Cultivation in Chardonnay and Xynisteri Grape Cultivars

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