Effects of Cultivation and Alternative Vineyard Management Practices on Soil Carbon Storage in Diverse Mediterranean Landscapes: A Review of the Literature

Eldon, Jon; Gershenson, Alexander

doi:10.1080/21683565.2015.1007407

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“…The current study was also designed to complement a growing body of research focusing on soil-vine interactions [ 44 – 46 ]. Woody carbon reserves and sugar accumulation play a supportive role in grape quality, the main determinant of crop value in wine grapes.…”

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“…Woody carbon reserves and sugar accumulation play a supportive role in grape quality, the main determinant of crop value in wine grapes. The extent to which biomass production, especially in belowground reservoirs, relates to soil carbon is of immediate interest for those focused on nutrient cycling, plant health and fruit production, as well as for those concerned with C storage [ 44 , 47 , 48 ].…”

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From berries to blocks: carbon stock quantification of a California vineyard

Morande

Stockert

Liles

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Carbon Balance Manage

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BackgroundQuantifying terrestrial carbon (C) stocks in vineyards represents an important opportunity for estimating C sequestration in perennial cropping systems. Considering 7.2 M ha are dedicated to winegrape production globally, the potential for annual C capture and storage in this crop is of interest to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. In this study, we used destructive sampling to measure C stocks in the woody biomass of 15-year-old Cabernet Sauvignon vines from a vineyard in California’s northern San Joaquin Valley. We characterize C stocks in terms of allometric variation between biomass fractions of roots, aboveground wood, canes, leaves and fruits, and then test correlations between easy-to-measure variables such as trunk diameter, pruning weights and harvest weight to vine biomass fractions. Carbon stocks at the vineyard block scale were validated from biomass mounds generated during vineyard removal.ResultsTotal vine C was estimated at 12.3 Mg C ha−1, of which 8.9 Mg C ha−1 came from perennial vine biomass. Annual biomass was estimated at 1.7 Mg C ha−1 from leaves and canes and 1.7 Mg C ha−1 from fruit. Strong, positive correlations were found between the diameter of the trunk and overall woody C stocks (R2 = 0.85), pruning weights and leaf and fruit C stocks (R2 = 0.93), and between fruit weight and annual C stocks (R2 = 0.96).ConclusionsVineyard C partitioning obtained in this study provides detailed C storage estimations in order to understand the spatial and temporal distribution of winegrape C. Allometric equations based on simple and practical biomass and biometric measurements could enable winegrape growers to more easily estimate existing and future C stocks by scaling up from berries and vines to vineyard blocks.

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From berries to blocks: carbon stock quantification of a California vineyard

Morande

Stockert

Liles

et al. 2017

Carbon Balance Manage

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“…Within the viticultural agroecosystem, soils play a major role in providing mineral nutrients to plants, and soil characteristics also affect vine water status which is a key factor determining grape quality potential (van Leeuwen et al, 2009). The alteration of natural hydrological dynamics and increased sediment transport create several problems related to uncontrolled solute and nutrient transport (Gruber and Kosegarten, 2002;Manandhar and Odeh, 2014;Navel and Martins, 2014), soil loss (Hacisalihoglu, 2007;Novara et al, 2011;Prosdocimi et al, 2016b;Quiquerez et al, 2014), formation of rills and ephemeral gullies (Kosmas et al, 1997;Martínez-Casasnovas et al, 2003;Rodrigo Comino et al, 2015), degradation of roots, biodiversity and carbon storage (Bruggisser et al, 2010;Eldon and Gershenson, 2015;Francone et al, 2010;Gagnarli et al, 2015;Zsófi et al, 2011), and quality of the product and productivity (García-Díaz et al, 2016;Likar et al, 2015;Lorenzo et al, 2012;Marqués et al, 2015;Terrón et al, 2015). To understand the soil erosion processes in vineyards will bring solutions for a sustainable agriculture (Novara et al, 2013) and this is related to the income of the farmers due to payments for ecosystem services (Galati et al, 2016) and the soil erosion rates (Novara et al, 2016a), and the soil carbon sequestration (Novara et al, 2016b).…”

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Understanding soil erosion processes in Mediterranean sloping vineyards (Montes de Málaga, Spain)

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“…Mitigation strategies for GHG emissions from viticulture production can be identified by inventorying and reporting the PCF through LCA, taking into consideration emissions, material, and energy inputs [24,26,27]. Previous research has established that organic fertilization leads to substantial savings in GHG emissions [28][29][30]. Another key point to mitigate viticulture GHG emissions is the use of cultivars already adapted to local conditions that require less inputs [24,31] and the reduction of energy requirements in a vineyard that are affected by size, topography, degree of mechanisation, and end-use of the grapes [31,32].…”

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Life Cycle Assessment of Two Vineyards after the Application of Precision Viticulture Techniques: A Case Study

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Precision viticulture is the application of site-specific techniques to vineyard production to improve grape quality and yield and minimize the negative effects on the environment. While there are various studies on the inherent spatial and temporal variability of vineyards, the assessment of the environmental impact of variable rate applications has attracted limited attention. In this study, two vineyards planted with different grapevine cultivars (Sauvignon Blanc and Syrah) were examined for four consecutive growing seasons (2013)(2014)(2015)(2016). The first year, the two vineyards were only studied in terms of soil properties and crop characteristics, which resulted in the delineation of two distinct management zones for each field. For the following three years, variable rate nutrient application was applied to each management zone based on leaf canopy reflectance, where variable rate irrigation was based on soil moisture sensors, meteorological data, evapotranspiration calculation, and leaf canopy reflectance. Life cycle assessment was carried out to identify the effect of variable rate applications on vineyard agro-ecosystems. The results of variable rate nutrients and water application in the selected management zones as an average value of three growing seasons were compared to the conventional practice. It was found that the reduction of product carbon footprint (PCF) of grapes in Sauvignon Blanc between the two periods was 25% in total. Fertilizer production and distribution (direct) and application (indirect) was the most important sector of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, accounting for 17.2%, and the within-farm energy use was the second ranked sector with 8.8% (crop residue management increase GHG emissions by 1.1%, while 0.1% GHG reduction is obtained by pesticide use). For the Syrah vineyard, where the production was less intensive, precision viticulture led to a PCF reduction of 28.3% compared to conventional production. Fertilizers contributed to this decrease by 27.6%, while within-farm energy use had an impact of 2.2% that was positive even though irrigation was increased, due to yield rise. Our results suggest that nutrient status management offers the greatest potential for reducing GHG emissions in both vineyard types. Variable rate irrigation also showed differences in comparison to conventional treatment, but to a lesser degree than variable rate fertilization. This difference between conventional practices and precision viticulture is noteworthy, and shows the potential of precision techniques to reduce the effect of viticulture on GHG emissions.

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Effects of Cultivation and Alternative Vineyard Management Practices on Soil Carbon Storage in Diverse Mediterranean Landscapes: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 20 publications

References 60 publications

From berries to blocks: carbon stock quantification of a California vineyard

From berries to blocks: carbon stock quantification of a California vineyard

Understanding soil erosion processes in Mediterranean sloping vineyards (Montes de Málaga, Spain)

Life Cycle Assessment of Two Vineyards after the Application of Precision Viticulture Techniques: A Case Study

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