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Functional homogeneous zones (fHZs) in viticultural zoning procedure: an Italian case study on Aglianico vine
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
A. Agrillo
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
R. Albrizio
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
A. Basile
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
R. Buonomo
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
R. De Mascellis
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
A. Gambuti
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Portici (NA), Italy
P. Giorio
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
G. Guida
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
G. Langella
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
P. Manna
National Research Council of Italy (CNR), Institute for Mediterranean Agricultural and Forestry Systems (ISAFOM), Ercolano (NA), Italy
L. Minieri
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Portici (NA), Italy
L. Moio
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Portici (NA), Italy
T. Siani
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Portici (NA), Italy
F. Terribile
University of Naples Federico II, Department of Agriculture, Portici (NA), Italy
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Short summary
This paper aims to test a new physically oriented approach to viticulture zoning at the farm scale which is strongly rooted in hydropedology and aims to achieve a better use of environmental features with respect to plant requirement and wine production. The physics of our approach are defined by the use of soil-plant-atmosphere simulation models which apply physically based equations to describe the soil hydrological processes and solve soil-plant water status.
This paper aims to test a new physically oriented approach to viticulture zoning at the farm...