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Phenological and aerobiological study of vineyards in the Montilla-Moriles PDO area, Cordoba, southern Spain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 October 2018

M. Martínez-Bracero*
Affiliation:
Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Córdoba University, Celestino mutis building 3rd floor Campus de Rabanales 14071 Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
P. Alcázar
Affiliation:
Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Córdoba University, Celestino mutis building 3rd floor Campus de Rabanales 14071 Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
M. J. Velasco-Jiménez
Affiliation:
Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Córdoba University, Celestino mutis building 3rd floor Campus de Rabanales 14071 Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
C. Calderón-Ezquerro
Affiliation:
Laboratorios de Citogenética y Mutagénesis Ambientales, Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria Coyoacán, 04510 México city, DF, Mexico
C. Galán
Affiliation:
Botany, Ecology and Plant Physiology, Córdoba University, Celestino mutis building 3rd floor Campus de Rabanales 14071 Córdoba, Cordoba, Spain
*
Author for correspondence: Moisés Martínez-Bracero, E-mail: b52mabrm@uco.es

Abstract

Phenological and aerobiological research into major crops is of great value in adapting traditional processes to the new conditions prompted by global climate change. Data on flowering phenology and airborne pollen have also proved useful for harvest forecasting purposes. The current paper reports on an agrometeorological study carried out in the Montilla-Moriles Protected Designation of Origin area (Córdoba, southern Spain) in 2015 and 2016. The study focused on four grape cultivars produced at seven local vineyards (Pedro Ximénez, the most widely grown in the area; Verdejo; Muscat blanc à petits grains; and Chardonnay, which has been recently introduced). Phenological observations were performed on a weekly basis using the Biologische Bundesanstalt, Bundessortenamt und Chemische Industrie scale adapted for grapevine. Airborne pollen concentrations were monitored using one Hirst-type volumetric sampler and seven passive samplers. Airborne pollen was mainly detected in vineyards during inflorescence emergence and flowering. Year-on-year differences in climatic conditions led to differences in airborne pollen levels. The main variables affecting pollen concentrations were dew point and temperature. The life-cycles recorded here were shorter than in temperate climates but longer than in tropical climates. In terms of flowering period, the cultivars studied here were classed as ‘early cultivars’. Data obtained using local passive samplers located directly in the vineyard confirmed that the airborne pollen concentrations recorded by the volumetric sampler were representative of the study area.

Type
Crops and Soils Research Paper
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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