Viticulture adaptation to global warming: Modelling gas exchange, water status and leaf temperature to probe for practices manipulating water supply, canopy reflectance and radiation load
Publication date
2023-01-31ISSN
0168-1923
Abstract
Associated with climate change, the frequency, duration, and intensity of heatwaves are increasing in most of the key wine regions worldwide. Depending on timing, intensity, and duration, heatwaves can impact grapevine yield and berry composition, with implications for wine quality. To overcome these negative effects, two types of mitigation practices have been proposed (i) to enhance transpiration and (ii) to reduce the radiation load on the canopy. Here we use a biophysical model to quantify the impact of these practices on canopy gas exchange, vine water status, and leaf temperature (Tl). Model validation was performed in a commercial vineyard. Modelled Tl from 14 to 43 °C, and transpiration, from 0.1 to 5.4 mm d−1, aligned around the identity line with measurements in field-grown vines; the RMSD was 2.6 ºC for temperature and 0.96 mm day−1 for transpiration. Trellis system and row orientation modulate Tl. A sprawling single wire trellis with an EW orientation maintained the canopy around 1ºC cooler than a Vertical Shoot Positioned canopy with NS for the same range of total fraction of soil available water (TFAW). Although irrigation before a heatwave is a recommended practice, maximum transpiration can be sustained even when TFAW is reduced, limiting the heat dampening effect of irrigation. Alternatively, canopy cooling can be achieved through Kaolin application, the installation of shade cloth placement, or canopy trimming. Shade cloth produced a greater cooling than Kaolin in all the simulated scenarios; however, Tl differences between them varied. Trimming reduced Tl from 2 ºC to almost 8 ºC compared to its non-trimmed counterpart. Our analysis presents new insights to design heat wave mitigation strategies and supports agronomically meaningful definitions of heat waves that include not only temperature, but also wind, VPD, and radiation load as these factors influence crop physiology under heat stress.
Document Type
Article
Document version
Published version
Language
English
Subject (CDU)
634 - Fruit growing
Pages
15
Publisher
Elsevier
Is part of
Agricultural and Forest Metereorology
Citation
Garcia-Tejera, O., M. Bonada, P.R. Petrie, H. Nieto, J. Bellvert, and V.O. Sadras. 2023. "Viticulture Adaptation To Global Warming: Modelling Gas Exchange, Water Status And Leaf Temperature To Probe For Practices Manipulating Water Supply, Canopy Reflectance And Radiation Load". Agricultural And Forest Meteorology 331: 109351. doi:10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109351.
Grant agreement number
MICIU/Programa Estatal de I+D+I orientada a los retos de la sociedad/PCI2019-103649/ES/Managing water resources within Mediterranean agrosystems by accounting for spatial structures and connectivities/ALTOS
Program
Ús Eficient de l'Aigua en Agricultura
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