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Índex

• Prologue
• Chapter 1
  • Introduction
• Chapter 2
  • Vineyard terrancing
  • Conventional terraces
  • Environmental problems
  • Vineyard operation problems
  • Sustainable terracing techniques
  • Blending of terraces into the countryside
  • Prevention of erosion and controlled run-off of rainwater
  • Construction technique used for terraces and slope stability
  • Effective and safe vineyard operations
• Chapter 3
  • Vine vigour control
  • Technique basics
  • Planta architecture
  • Shoot diameter
  • Vine training
  • Precise irrigation
  • Basic functions of water
  • Need for irrigation water throughout the vegetative cycle
  • Control of the hydrous state of the plant
  • Irrigation application and control
  • Plantation framework
  • Stock clearing
  • Synthesis of the base control parameters
  • Additional thecniques
  • Plant cover
  • Control of disease and blight
• Chapter 4
  • Comprehensive sustainable mountain viticulture management
  • Soil productivity: planting on terraces or on slopes
  • Comprehensive vineyard control
  • Eco-efficient mountain viticulture
  • Environmental sustainability
  • Economic and social sustainability
• Chapter 5
  • Conclusions