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Autonomous Mowing and Turf-Type Bermudagrass as Innovations for An Environment-Friendly Floor Management of a Vineyard in Coastal Tuscany

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  • Simone Magni

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Mino Sportelli

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Nicola Grossi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Marco Volterrani

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Alberto Minelli

    (Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy)

  • Michel Pirchio

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Marco Fontanelli

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Christian Frasconi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Monica Gaetani

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Luisa Martelloni

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Andrea Peruzzi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Michele Raffaelli

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Marco Mazzoncini

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Daniele Antichi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giovanni Caruso

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Giacomo Palai

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Alberto Materazzi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Gabriele Vittori

    (Golf Club Livorno srl, 57128 Livorno, Italy)

  • Lisa Caturegli

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

Abstract

The establishment of permanent cover crops is becoming a common practice in vineyard floor management. Turfgrass science may provide species and techniques with a high potential for improving the sustainability of vineyard floor management. Based on this assumption, an experiment was carried out during 2018 and 2019 at the Donna Olimpia Vineyard, Bolgheri, Italy. The trial aimed at comparing an innovative floor management system based on a turf-type cultivar of bermudagrass mown with an autonomous mower with a conventional floor management system. Ground cover percentage, energy consumption, CO 2 emissions, grapevine water status, leaf nitrogen content, fruit yield and must composition have been assessed in order to perform the comparison. The innovative vineyard floor management produced an almost complete ground cover (98%) at the end of the second growing season, with the resident species reduced to a small percentage (4%). Resident species growing under-trellis were efficiently controlled without herbicide applications. A lower primary energy consumption and a reduction in CO 2 emissions were observed for the innovative management system compared to the conventional management system. Grapevine water status, leaf chlorophyll content, soil–plant analyses development (SPAD), fruit yields and must composition were similar between the different soil management systems. Based on results obtained in this trial, turf-type bermudagrass and innovative mowing machines may contribute to enhance the sustainability of vineyard floor management.

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  • Simone Magni & Mino Sportelli & Nicola Grossi & Marco Volterrani & Alberto Minelli & Michel Pirchio & Marco Fontanelli & Christian Frasconi & Monica Gaetani & Luisa Martelloni & Andrea Peruzzi & Miche, 2020. "Autonomous Mowing and Turf-Type Bermudagrass as Innovations for An Environment-Friendly Floor Management of a Vineyard in Coastal Tuscany," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-12, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:10:y:2020:i:5:p:189-:d:362616
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    1. Chiara Corbo & Lucrezia Lamastra & Ettore Capri, 2014. "From Environmental to Sustainability Programs: A Review of Sustainability Initiatives in the Italian Wine Sector," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(4), pages 1-27, April.
    2. Michel Pirchio & Marco Fontanelli & Fabio Labanca & Mino Sportelli & Christian Frasconi & Luisa Martelloni & Michele Raffaelli & Andrea Peruzzi & Monica Gaetani & Simone Magni & Lisa Caturegli & Marco, 2019. "Energetic Aspects of Turfgrass Mowing: Comparison of Different Rotary Mowing Systems," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 9(8), pages 1-6, August.
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