Pubblicazioni

Autori:

Geppert, Costanza; da Cruz, Mariana; Alma, Alberto; Andretta, Lucia; Anfora, Gianfranco; Battaglia, Donatella; Burgio, Giovanni; Caccavo, Vittoria; Chiesa, Serena Giorgia; Cinquatti, Francesca; Cocco, Arturo; Costi, Elena; D'Isita, Ilaria; Duso, Carlo; Garonna, Antonio Pietro; Germinara, Giacinto Salvatore; Bue, Paolo Lo; Lucchi, Andrea; Maistrello, Lara; Mannu, Roberto; Marchesini, Enrico; Masetti, Antonio; Mazzon, Luca; Mori, Nicola; Ortis, Giacomo; Peri, Ezio; Pescara, Guerino; Prazaru, Stefan Cristian; Ragone, Gianvito; Rigamonti, Ivo E.; Rosi, Marzia Cristiana; Rotundo, Giuseppe; Sacchetti, Patrizia; Savoldelli, Sara; Suma, Pompeo; Tamburini, Giovanni; Garzia, Giovanna Tropea; Marini, Lorenzo

Titolo:

Climate and landscape composition explain agronomic practices, pesticide use and grape yield in vineyards across Italy

Anno:

2024

Tipologia prodotto:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Lingua:

Inglese

Referee:

No

Nome rivista:

AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS

ISSN Rivista:

0308-521X

N° Volume:

215

Intervallo pagine:

1-9

Parole chiave:

Climate change, Environmental impact quotient, Grape yield, Organic agriculture, Pesticide, Semi-natural area, Sustainable agriculture, Temperature

Breve descrizione dei contenuti:

Context: Worldwide, organic farming is being promoted as one of the main alternatives to intensive conventional farming. However, the benefits of organic agriculture are still controversial and need to be tested across wide environmental gradients. Objective: Here, we carried out an observational study to test how agronomic practices, pest management, environmental impact and yield of conventional and organic vineyards changed along wide climatic and landscape gradients across Italy. Methods: We used a block design with 38 pairs of conventional and organic vineyards across Italy. Results and conclusions: Most agronomic practices did not differ between conventional and organic vineyards. By contrast, landscape composition and climate were strong predictors of management in both systems. First, increasing semi-natural areas around the vineyards reduced pesticide pressure and related environmental impacts, but was also associated with lower yield. Second, irrespective of the farming system, a warm and dry climate was associated with reduced fungicide pressure. Conventional farming had a yield gain of 40% in cold and wet climate compared to organic but the yield gap disappeared in the warmest regions. Significance: In both farming systems, we observed a large variability in management practices that was mainly explained by climate and landscape composition. This large variability should be considered when evaluating the benefits and drawbacks of different farming systems under contrasting environmental contexts.

Id prodotto:

139474

Handle IRIS:

11562/1125973

ultima modifica:

10 maggio 2024

Citazione bibliografica:

Geppert, Costanza; da Cruz, Mariana; Alma, Alberto; Andretta, Lucia; Anfora, Gianfranco; Battaglia, Donatella; Burgio, Giovanni; Caccavo, Vittoria; Chiesa, Serena Giorgia; Cinquatti, Francesca; Cocco, Arturo; Costi, Elena; D'Isita, Ilaria; Duso, Carlo; Garonna, Antonio Pietro; Germinara, Giacinto Salvatore; Bue, Paolo Lo; Lucchi, Andrea; Maistrello, Lara; Mannu, Roberto; Marchesini, Enrico; Masetti, Antonio; Mazzon, Luca; Mori, Nicola; Ortis, Giacomo; Peri, Ezio; Pescara, Guerino; Prazaru, Stefan Cristian; Ragone, Gianvito; Rigamonti, Ivo E.; Rosi, Marzia Cristiana; Rotundo, Giuseppe; Sacchetti, Patrizia; Savoldelli, Sara; Suma, Pompeo; Tamburini, Giovanni; Garzia, Giovanna Tropea; Marini, Lorenzo, Climate and landscape composition explain agronomic practices, pesticide use and grape yield in vineyards across Italy «AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS» , vol. 215 , 2024 , pp. 1-9

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