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Evaluation of a Fixed Spraying System for Phytosanitary Treatments in Heroic Viticulture in North-Eastern Italy

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  • Gaetano Imperatore

    (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Aurora Ghirardelli

    (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Luca Strinna

    (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Cristiano Baldoin

    (Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry, TESAF, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Alberto Pozzebon

    (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Giuseppe Zanin

    (Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, DAFNAE, University of Padua, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

  • Stefan Otto

    (Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP-CNR), National Research Council of Italy, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Italy)

Abstract

Modern viticulture cannot be practiced without the use of plant protection products to control diseases like downy mildew, powdery mildew, and pests. In severely sloping vineyards, where mechanization is not possible, pesticide application is realized using spray guns, which is a laborious, expensive, and dangerous application technique. In these vineyards, where viticulture is defined as “heroic viticulture,” vine-growers could seriously take advantage of innovation in spray-technique applications. For this reason, several prototypes of a fixed spraying system (FSS) were realized in recent years. Two prototypes of a fixed spraying system were built in 2019 in two different vineyards in the Veneto region (north-eastern Italy). In both vineyards, the fixed spraying systems were used to perform pesticide application during the 2020 season to control downy mildew, powdery mildew, and pests. With this solution, both vineyards were successfully protected, resulting in comparable infection degrees and yields as the ones protected with airblast sprayers and spray guns. This study contributes to assert fixed spraying systems as an innovation that could improve working conditions, safety, timing, and performances of plant protection products’ application in heroic viticulture areas.

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  • Gaetano Imperatore & Aurora Ghirardelli & Luca Strinna & Cristiano Baldoin & Alberto Pozzebon & Giuseppe Zanin & Stefan Otto, 2021. "Evaluation of a Fixed Spraying System for Phytosanitary Treatments in Heroic Viticulture in North-Eastern Italy," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-14, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jagris:v:11:y:2021:i:9:p:833-:d:626088
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    1. Costas Michael & Emilio Gil & Montserrat Gallart & Menelaos C. Stavrinides, 2021. "Evaluation of the Effects of Spray Technology and Volume Rate on the Control of Grape Berry Moth in Mountain Viticulture," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-15, February.
    2. Costas Michael & Emilio Gil & Montserrat Gallart & Menelaos C. Stavrinides, 2020. "Influence of Spray Technology and Application Rate on Leaf Deposit and Ground Losses in Mountain Viticulture," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-18, December.
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