Precision viticultural farming
main objectives
This module introduces students to the development and adoption of precision farming, applied to viticulture. Precision farming is a data-driven approach that enables winegrowers the ability to target site specific management strategies within their vineyards. Using precision farming tools and technologies to map and monitor local variability, winegrowers can improve and maximize vine performance and production.,,LEARNING OUTCOMES,,1) Report the traditional approaches of vineyard variability. ,2) Explain precision viticulture and the drivers of vineyard variation.,3) Describe the tools and technologies available to map and monitor vineyard variability. ,
general content
Introduction: Origin of vineyard variability Traditional approaches to vineyard variability: site selection and zoning. ,Precision farming: Definition of precision viticulture. Drivers of vineyard variation Spatial variation in vine vigour, grape yield and fruit composition.,Monitoring variability: Remote sensing platforms and different resolutions. Proximal sensing tools for monitoring of soil, canopy, yield and fruit composition. Vegetation indices and vigour maps.,Prescription maps: Variable-rate applications in the vineyard: fertilization, leaf-removal, selective harvesting. How robotics can assist vineyard management.
pedagogy
The module consists of classroom lectures and discussions. The teaching and evaluation language is English.
evaluation
Individual examination 100%