Viticulture And Winemaking Under Climate Change Helder Fraga by Helder Fraga 9783039219742, 303921974X instant download after payment.

The importance of viticulture and the winemaking socio-economic sector is acknowledged
worldwide. The most renowned winemaking regions show very specific environmental characteristics,
where climate usually plays a central role. Considering the strong influence of weather and climatic
factors on grapevine yields and berry quality attributes, climate change may indeed significantly
impact this crop. Recent-past trends already point to a pronounced increase in the growing season
mean temperatures, as well as changes in the precipitation regimes, which has been influencing
wine typicity across some of the most renowned winemaking regions worldwide. Moreover, several
climate scenarios give evidence of enhanced stress conditions for grapevine growth until the end of
the century. Although grapevines have a high resilience, the clear evidence for significant climate
change in the upcoming decades urges adaptation and mitigation measures to be taken by the sector
stakeholders. To provide hints on the abovementioned issues, we have edited a special issue entitled:
“Viticulture and Winemaking under Climate Change”. Contributions from different fields were
considered, including crop and climate modeling, and potential adaptation measures against these
threats. The current special issue allows the expansion of the scientific knowledge of these particular
fields of research, also providing a path for future research