PRESERVING THE SOIL STRUCTURE IN VITICULTURE A CHALANGE DUE TO CURRENT CLIMATE CONTEXT

Abstract

We are currently facing extreme weather phenomena, and their extension and intensity negatively influence the entire viticultural ecosystem with an impact on production yields and grape quality. For a sustainable conservation of natural resources in viticulture, it is necessary to ensure a scientific basis for all the actions and measures that can prevent and
mitigate the consequences of current environmental changes resulted from human intervention. Our study investigates some conservative viticulture strategies that aim at soil improvement and erosion reduction; higher organic matter ratios in superficial soil layers; improving physical properties for arable layer; achieving optimal soil aero-hydric and nutritional regime; creating optimal conditions for water infiltration and conservation throughout soil structure; reducing air pollution as a result of lower green house gas emissios.