Innovative approaches for reducing fungicide

applications: a web-based decision support

system for integrated vineyard management

F. Salinari1, T. Caffi2, S.E. Legler2, N. Ciliberti2 and V. Rossi2

1Horta Srl. Via Gorra, 55. 29122 Piacenza. Italy. 2Istituto di Entomologia e Patologia vegetale - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

Via Emilia Parmense, 84. 29122 Piacenza. Italy

Luxembourg 23rd October

Research for SMEs FP7-SME-2010-1

n°262059 MoDeM_IVM

MoDeM_IVM

Monitoring and Decision Making for

Integrated Vineyard Management

AIM: Development of an interactive, web-based Decision Support

System (DSS) for integrated management of the vineyard

Why web assistance

in integrated viticulture

IF

Integrated Farming

IP

Integrated Production

IPM

Integrated Pest Management

Approach that

involves the entire

farm

Aimed at the whole

management of the

vineyard

Focused on the

control

Conventional Full IPM

Dependence from

PPPs

Knowledge

of PPP’s properties

and application rules

Choice of

PPPs

Combined use of

PPPs and

alternatives

Integrated

knowledge of

multiple options

Multiple criteria

Local conditions

Cost-benefit analysis

Manager

information

updating

advice

decision supports

Vite.netTM

Web application

Structure

Easy and clear

4 strength points

Holistic and site-specific

4

strenght

points

Web application

Structure

Easy and clear

Holistic and site-specific

The installation of a software

on the PC is not needed and

therefore the applications can

be constantly updated

• connection 7/7 days, 24/24 h

• accessible everywhere

• username and password

The information on the crop and on the environment enter in the DSS through a constant flow fed by sensors and monitoring activities

4

strenght

points

Web application

Structure

Easy and clear

Holistic and site-specific

Site-specific

data

Updating

Grape

manager

Environment GPRS

Decision

supports

Scientist

(RTD)

Consulting

Pests & diseases

Plant

Web-based

tool

DSS

Training

DSS provider

(SME)

Decision making

Hand-held

devices

Tablet

Camera

WSN

Monitoring

Scouting

Management actions

Updating

Wireless Sensors Network (WSN) Micrometeorologicial data

Soil conditions

Hand-held devices an image treatment

software (canopy status)

an application for tablet/PCs (guidance for

scouting activities on the plant status and the

presence of diseases and insect pests)

Web-based tool hosts the technological infrastructure of the DSS

provides decision supports and alerts on the basis of

mathematical models and of the best options for managing the

vineyard according to the IP

Leaf

wettness Rainfall

Relative

humidity and

temperature

Wireless

sensors

Data

storage

e GPRS

All key aspects of grapevine

cultivation are considered at

site level

4

strenght

points

Web application

Structure

Easy and clear

Holistic and site-specific

Holistic view

Canopy management

Disease and pest control

Abiotic stress

Pending yield

Severity and timing of summer

pruning (leaf removal and cluster

thinning)

Low temperature injuries

Water stress

Downy and Powdery mildew,

Grey mould, Black rot

Grape berry moth,

Mediterranean vine mealybug,

American grapevine

leafhopper

Estimate of the pending yield

Site specificity – Crop Unit

Site attributes

Vines attributes

Scouting

Vite.net turns complex and multi-

criteria decisional processes into

easy and clear, reliable and prompt

decision supports

4

strenght

points

Web application

Structure

Easy and clear

Holistic and site-specific

Vite.netTM - Dashboard

Minimum night

temperature

Low temperatures

Mediterranean vine mealybug

American grapevine leafhopper

Grape berry moth

Insect pests

100%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

90%

Water content

Crop Unit

Scouting

Field diary

Weather data

Estimate of pending yield

Vegetative-Productive Ratio

Diseases Plant status

Powdery Mildew

Black rot

Grey Mould Downy Secondary

Downy Primary

Summary

Detail

Support

Es. Downy mildew

Vite.netTM – Disease models

Vite.netTM – Disease models

Es. Black rot

Incu

bati

on

an

d o

nset

Ino

cu

lum

do

se

ascospores in mummies conidia in mummies conidia in canes

Via

ble

in

ocu

lum

ascospores conidia 1° conidia 2°

Infe

cti

on

ascospores conidia

Vite.netTM – Plant growth and development

Summary

Detail

Vite.netTM – Tool for reduction of PPP use

1999 - 2004

6 vineyards

-

2004 - 2005

7 vineyards

-

1995 - 2004

38 vineyards

- 2004

2004 - 2005

2 vineyards

-

1998 - 2002

5 vineyards

-

1999 - 2004

19

years x site = 77 vineyards

Yes

No

No

74%

0%

Yes

10%

16%

Observ

ed

Simulated

vineyards

5 ha plot of cv. Barbera

in north-west Italy

Vite.netTM – Tool for reduction of PPP use

Farm strategy

Vite.netTM

Pilot farms:

• 2 grapevine growing seasons

• 25 farms in Italy Vite.netTM

NT

Farm

Weather

station

9

5

DSS further development:

FP7-KBBE-2012-6: “InnoVine” - Combining innovation in vineyard

management and genetic diversity for a sustainable European

viticulture

Leader of WP5: Implementation of Decision Support Systems towards a

sustainable viticulture

DSS evaluation across Europe:

FP7-SME-2013: Capacities, Collaborative Project

Activity 2.3: Demonstration Activity

Countries involved: Italy, France, Spain, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia …

others?

Vite.netTM – Future perspectives

Flexible platform

• transfer research results to practice

• open to new components and new

collaborations for the improvement of

the system

Thank you for the attention!

Luxembourg 23rd October