Selecting species for vineyard inter-row vegetation cover requires consideration of microenvironmental conditions.

ABSTRACT: Vegetation between the vineyard rows is considered a service crop due to the many ecosystem services it provides. These benefits mostly depend on the species or mixtures selected. Vineyard can directly impact the microclimate by modifying the amount of energy available for the herbaceous layer affecting parameters such as soil temperature and moisture. Our hypothesis was that changes in inter-row vegetation composition change are driven by micronvironmental condition. A field trial was conducted in a vineyard of Cabernet Sauvignon Vitis vinifera L. cultivars, managed organically, in north-eastern Italy, where three blends of grass species (Shedonorus arundinaceus, Lolium perenne, and Festuca rubra) and two grass-legume mixtures were grown in the inter-rows. These were compared with spontan

SUBMITTER: Pornaro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11927880 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature