Water availability is arguably the most important environmental factor limiting crop growth
and productivity. Erratic precipitation patterns and increased temperatures resulting from …

Severe droughts have been associated with regional‐scale forest mortality worldwide.
Climate change is expected to exacerbate regional mortality events; however, prediction …

At a whole plant level the effects of drought is usually perceived as a decrease in growth and
photosynthetic carbon assimilation. That is why this review is focused mainly on recent …

Background A large proportion of vineyards are located in regions with seasonal drought
(eg Mediterranean-type climates) where soil and atmospheric water deficits, together with …

Water is critical for viticulture sustainability since grape production, quality and economic
viability are largely dependent on water availability. The total water consumption of …

Leaf dry mass per unit area (LMA) is a product of leaf thickness (T) and of density (D).
Greater T is associated with greater foliar photosynthetic rates per unit area because of …

This review deals with grapevine responses to water stress by examining perturbations to
physiological and molecular processes at the root, shoot, leaf and berry levels. Long …

Grapevine is a traditionally non-irrigated crop that occupies quite an extensive agricultural
area in dry lands and semi-arid regions. Recently, irrigation was introduced to increase the …

Improving water use efficiency (WUE) in grapevines is essential for vineyard sustainability
under the increasing aridity induced by global climate change. WUE reflects the ratio …

Foreseen climate change points to shifts in agricultural production patterns worldwide, which
may impact ecosystems directly, as well as the economic and cultural contexts of the wine …