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GOPHYTOVID: OPTIMISATION IN THE USE OF PHYTOSANITARY PRODUCTS IN VITICULTURE BASED ON VIGOUR MAPS.

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Completed | 2018 - 2020 Spain
Completed | 2018 - 2020 Spain

Context

Proyecto de interés general, al estar orientado a beneficiar a todo el subsector vitícola nacional, ejecutándose íntegramente en territorio peninsular, en 6 Comunidades Autónomas y cuya divulgación pretende tener un alcance nacional a través de algunos de los socios del Grupo Operativo, como son la Federación Española del Vino (FEV), la Asociación Plataforma Tecnológica del Vino de España (PTV), y regional a través de INNOVI (Clúster catalán del vino).
It is a project of general interest, given that it is oriented to benefit the entire vineyard subsector in Spain, carried out entirely in the peninsular area, in 6 different regions. Its dissemination aims to have a national reach through some of the members of this Operative Group, such as the Spanish Wine Federation (Federación Española del Vino, FEV), the Association for the Wine Technology Platform (Asociación Plataforma Tecnológica del Vino de España, PTV), as well as a regional reach through the INNOVI (Catalan Cluster for Wine).

Objectives

To minimize, in a demonstrative and real way, the use of phytosanitary products of chemical origin in viticulture and also; to evaluate the practical implementation of bioprotective alternatives in Spanish vineyards, by applying existing technologies for the analysis of vegetation and / or vigour maps, as well as by using highly-efficient treatment equipment, in order to optimize chemical treatments, thus minimizing their environmental impact and people risk, reducing their economic costs.

Activities

GOPHYTOVID aims to develop a work plan, with a total
duration of 23 months with the objective of developing a supraautonomic innovation project, based on the development of a tool to treat illnesses and plagues in vineyard, suitable as an aim system for decision making to the viticulturist, minimizing treatment costs.
Activities:
1. Application of the system of automated variable treatment based on Prescription maps.
2. Application of the system of automated variable treatment based on zonal Vigour maps.
3. Production and formulation of Biocontrol agents effective against vine Wood illnesses.
4.- Collection, interpretation and Analysis of results. Project conclusions

Additional information

FULL MEMBERSHIP
MAIN PARTNERS: Miguel Torres, S.A. / Codorniu, S.A. / Bodegas Martin Codax, S.A.U. /Bodega Las Copas, S.L. / Viñas Del Vero, S.A.U. / FMC Agricultural Solutions, S.A.  /Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya  / Universidad de Lleida
OTHER PARTNERS: Asociación Plataforma Tecnológica del Vino  ./Associació AEI INNOVI ./IRTA - Instituto De Investigación tTecnología Agroalimentarias ./Pulverizadores FEDE, S. L.  /ADV de Raima Federación Española del Vino ./Asociación Empresarial para la Protección de las Plantas ./ Unión de Pequeños Agricultores y 

Project details
Main funding source
Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups
Rural Development Programme
2014ES06RDNP001 España - Programa Nacional de Desarrollo Rural
Location
Main geographical location
Madrid
Other geographical location
Barcelona, Pontevedra

EUR 613806.91

Total budget

Total contributions from EAFRD, national co-financing, additional national financing and other financing.

Project keyword

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10 Practice Abstracts

The use of variable application systems combined with decision support systems such as Dosaviña allows reducing application time, minimizing the risk of exposure to phytosanitary products and reducing the number of times the operator handles the product. In addition, this time saving translates into a larger window of treatments (greater availability to carry out the treatments). This saving can lead to a reduced need for committed assets to carry out the work.

The project has been made known to the main target audiences and has been highlighted, informing about its results and applicability in the wine sector, as well as creating social awareness about the importance of implementing strategies linked to sustainability and awareness of the effects of Climate Change. 

An ambitious communication plan has been developed and a large number of actions have been carried out at regional and national level with the aim of ensuring maximum dissemination of the project and the transferability of its results. Among the most noteworthy, it is worth mentioning the creation of a logo, a website, which includes the project's technical data sheet, the preparation and distribution of promotional material for the project (roll-ups and leaflets), the preparation and distribution of several press releases, dissemination of the project on social networks and its own channels, as well as attendance and dissemination at various events and training sessions. Likewise, an identity manual has been created, including the development of the logo and details of its various applications and training sessions for the wine sector in two different coordinated regions.

Improvement of the technological level of the farms: The Project has made it possible to bring the cutting-edge technological industry with great projection (aerial imaging, robotics, drones, advanced software), closer to the winegrowers, farmers, and member managers participating in it. The multidisciplinary composition of the Operational Group, with the presence of three research groups (UPC, UDL, IRTA) as well as technology companies (PULVERIZADOS FEDE, GIVITI, AGROPIXEL, AGROMAPING, FMC, etc.), working in cooperation with wineries and producers (MIGUEL TORRES, CODORNIU, BODEGAS LAS COPAS, MARTIN CODAX, VIÑAS DEL VERO)  and industry associations (FEV, PTV, INNOVI), has enabled an important transfer of knowledge to the wine sector, transforming the existing scientific-technological base into useful solutions for vineyards and wine grape growers.

Development and application of alternative strategies to the use of chemical pesticides: The project has managed to minimize, in a demonstrative and real way, the use of chemical pesticides in viticulture and to evaluate the practical application of bioprotective alternatives in Spanish vineyards, through the application of existing technologies for the analysis of vegetation and/or vigor maps and highly efficient treatment equipment to optimize chemical treatments and minimize the environmental impact and the risk to people, reducing economic costs. 

Thanks to the results obtained in the different plots, the savings of phytosanitary products derived from the application of the system object of the project are as follows:

- Reduction of between 10 and 40% in the use of phytosanitary products in conventional and organic cultivation.

- Application of precision viticulture techniques and use of highly efficient treatment equipment.

- Reduction of costs and operating times.

- Maximum protection of people and the environment.

The supra-autonomic operative group has been developed in the Autonomous Communities of Catalonia, Aragon, Castilla La Mancha, Galicia, Madrid and Valencia and has contributed to the priorities of focal area 2A, in terms of improving the economic results of all winegrowing operations, facilitating their modernization with the aim of increasing their market orientation and competitiveness, in order to have high quality wines, different and with high added value in the market, aligned with the requirements of today's consumers.

The project has validated high efficiency equipment with confined application (recycling tunnel), especially in the early stages of vegetative development in which losses originated with conventional equipment are very considerable (over 50%), as well as variable geometry multi-turbine sprayers specially designed to operate in trellises with large vegetative development (LAI ≈ 2), given that in these circumstances there is usually great difficulty for the spray to penetrate the inner zone of the canopy, which can compromise the effectiveness of the treatments.

Aerial images obtained at different stages of the vegetative development of the vineyard have been incorporated at a productive scale. This type of maps had been used for the precise management of fertilizers and irrigation and some crop maintenance operations, but, given that the costs of aerial images, especially those obtained by conventional aircraft (airplane), and their transformation into decision maps are becoming increasingly affordable for wine producers, what was demonstrated in the project should serve as an incentive for their generalization and their regular use in the wine-growing sector.



Thanks to the project, it has been possible to optimize the adjustment maneuvers of the treatment equipment following the zonal prescription map and to ensure the application of a sufficient and homogeneous treatment to the vegetative organs of the vineyard. On the other hand, the system has been able to operate correctly in trellised vineyard formations regardless of their structural characteristics (height, width and leaf density of the canopy), for which the great heterogeneity of the vineyards of the member wineries of the project has been fundamental.

Thanks to the project, it is possible to reduce the volume of application. As a result of the implementation of the DOSAVIÑA and DOSA3D programs, a significant reduction in the total and average volume applied is expected, by achieving reductions in those areas of lower vigor in the plot. This will result in lower water consumption and improved coverage of the treated target (on-target) and minimization of losses due to drift and deposition on the soil (off-target).

With the execution of the project, a device has been obtained with the capacity to be installed in any phytosanitary application equipment and to read, in a fast and intuitive way, the prescription maps elaborated from the DOSAVIÑA and/or DOSA3D programs, in this way the working pressure is automatically controlled according to the georeferenced location of the equipment, always respecting the limits established for an adequate phytosanitary treatment. Therefore, it has been possible to validate the DOSA3D system for the adjustment of the dose of phytosanitary treatments, the execution of zonal treatments based on vigor maps from images of the European satellite Sentinel 2 and the validation of new generation treatment equipment for a more sustainable use of phytosanitary products.

Likewise, it has been observed that from multispectral images transformed according to the NDVI index, from the Sentinel2 satellite, it is feasible to generate dose prescription maps adjusted by the DOSA3D system for the implementation of phytosanitary treatments in a simpler and more economical way than that established from images obtained by drone or airplane flight.

Thanks to the project, an efficient, manageable and simple tool is generated to treat fungal diseases in the vineyard, which, together with the prediction models for their appearance, allows the development of a decision support system for each vineyard according to its production strategy. This system helps to improve disease management and reduce vineyard treatment costs derived from the use of phytosanitary products, by applying the strictly necessary dose at the right time, with the consequent environmental benefit and increase in food safety, as well as optimization of the economic costs of the activity. 

Thanks to the project, the effectiveness of pest and disease control treatments on grapevines will be maintained and potentially improved. The use of the device will imply in all cases a reduction of application volumes (and of the quantity of phytosanitary product) compared to the quantities normally applied in conventional spraying. However, one of the results demonstrates the achievement of the same level of pest and/or disease control, the main objective of phytosanitary treatments.

Therefore, a device has been developed that allows the variable application of phytosanitary products based on vegetation vigor maps for an effective treatment in the vineyard.

Contacts

Project coordinator

  • Mireia Torres Maczassek (MIGUEL TORRES, S.A).

    Project coordinator

    mtorres@torres.es (+34) 93 817 7562 Villafranca del Penedés Other

Project partners

  • BODEGA LAS COPAS, S.L.

    Project partner

    mtejerina@bodegalascopas.com 687984828 C/ Manuel María González, 12, Jerez de la Frontera Other

  • BODEGAS MARTÍN CÓDAX, S.A.U.

    Project partner

    miguel.tubio@martincodax.com 986526040 C/ Burgans, 91, Cambados SME

  • CODORNIU, S.A.

    Project partner

    g.bruna@codorniu.com 935051272 Av. Països Catalans, 38 2ª planta, Esplugues de Llobregat Other

  • FMC AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS, S.A.

    Project partner

    Joaquin.Marcos.De.Leon@fmc.com 629620411 Paseo de la Castellana, 257 5ªplanta, Madrid Other

  • UNIVERSIDAD DE LÉRIDA

    Project partner

    vr.secretaria@udl.cat 973702018 Plaza Víctor Siurana, 1, Lleida Research institute

  • UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE CATALUÑA

    Project partner

    vr.bugeda@upc.edu 934017129 JORDI GIRONA, 31, Barcelona Research institute

  • VIÑAS DEL VERO, S.A.U.

    Project partner

    jayuso@vinasdelvero.es 976302216 CARRETERA DE BARBASTRO-NAVAL KM 3.7, Barbastro SME