Treatise on the vine: Physiology, terroir, cultivation

The Treatise on the Vine offers a detailed study of the state of scientific knowledge on the biology of the vine.

Pedagogical and richly illustrated, it brings together theory and practice in the service of a new vision of viticulture.

The first part deals with the functioning of the vine based on the fundamental concept of the "biological triptych" (signal - structure - regulatory system).

The effects of water, CO2, solar radiation, temperature, and mineral elements on the physiology of the vine are precisely described.

Basic knowledge regarding grape metabolisms and vine genetics is developed.

Finally, the basics of technical applications are presented.

The second part is dedicated to the environmental and technological aspects of vine cultivation: climate, climate change, agrometeorology, soil characteristics; soil management, maintenance, and root relationship; cultural system, irrigation, and plant management; new climatological approach; new technologies serving terroirs; new theory of grape maturation.

This third edition, completely updated, has been enriched with a color section. The Treatise on the Vine, the result of interdisciplinary collaboration, is intended for agronomy students, as well as professionals looking to deepen or update their scientific and technical knowledge.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Vine and Grape Physiology.

• Basic functions.
• Structures and development: cycle, organs.
• Signals, hormones, and defenses.
• Environmental sources and functioning.
• Basics of metabolisms and grape composition.
• Genetics of acclimatization and adaptation to the environment.

Management of the vine's environment, culture, and terroir.

• Vineyard environment.
• Reasoning behind cultivation techniques.
• Terroir-based reasoning in viticulture.
• Quality modeling.
• Maturation and sensory typicity.
• Sustainable viticulture.