09/10/23
Trichoderma species exert biocontrol against fungal phytopathogens using several mechanisms. Trichoderma’s most salient characteristic is their ability to parasitize other fungi, which is ensured by a broad range of molecules, especially cell wall degrading enzymes. xylanases...
02/10/23
The European Green Deal has set out to halve the use of synthetic chemical pesticides by 2030. In this context, the SOIL-PRO-VINE project emerges as an initiative to address this challenge. The goal is to find ways to manage pests and diseases in vineyards in a more natural...
27/09/23
Spain, with nearly one million hectares of vines, is one of the wine-producing countries most affected by climate change (high temperatures, droughts, etc.). This phenomenon causes physiological disorders in the vine that result in a reduction in grape quality (imbalances...
27/09/23
Fermented foods are a fundamental part of the human diet in all cultures, and their popularity is growing as new data on their positive impact on our health becomes available. Even when starter cultures are used, many of these foods are not produced by the action of a single...
27/09/23
Researchers from the group Structural Bioinformatics, Modeling and Biological Mechanisms (Model3DBio) at ICVV are leading the project BIOMODELPROT, funded by Spanish National Research Agency under the framework of the 2022 Call "Proyectos de Generación de Conocimiento" of the...
27/09/23
The effect of Climate Change (CC) on grapevine physiology and wine quality is already evident and is expected to worsen in the coming decades. This poses a significant challenge for the wine industry. To adapt to these changing conditions, various strategies are being...
25/09/23
It is evident that the presence or absence of anthocyanins, the pigments that give red color to the grape skins, determine the color of the wine that can be produced. However, has this change of color additional effects?
In a recent study, in collaboration with other...
08/09/23
The grape cluster moth, Lobesia botrana (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae), is a key pest of grapes with a wide distribution in vineyards in Europe and America. Its impact is expected to become more exacerbated in the coming years due to the global increase in temperatures....
28/07/23
As a continuation of its research line on reducing the alcohol content of wines, taking advantage of the ability of yeasts to respire part of the sugars in the juice, the MicroWine group of the ICVV proposes new fermentation conditions and new combinations of yeast strains....
23/06/23
The Conference of the IOBC/WPRS Working Group “Integrated Protection in Viticulture” will take place at Logroño, Spain, on 3-5 October 2023. This international conference aims to bring together scientists, researchers, students and consultants working on biological control...
23/06/23
Researchers from CIC bioGUNE, Instituto Biofisika, NIH (National Institutes of Health, EEUU), BSC (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) and ICVV (Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino) find that proteins that need to be recycled coordinate their own "selective...
21/06/23
With the success of the first conference, The Institute of Grapevine and Wine Sciences, (Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino, ICVV) is proud to celebrate the second edition of the II International Conference of Grapevine and Wine Sciences, that will be held in Rioja...
21/06/23
Dr. José Ramón Úrbez Torres will visit the ICVV from June the 15th to October the 30th to undergo a work transfer in collaboration with Dr. David Gramaje. This work transfer is co-founded by the OECD Collaborative Research Program (OECD-CRP) and Agriculture and Agri-Food...
18/05/23
The fungus Botrytis cinerea (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) is a plant pathogen that primarily attacks mature plant tissues, inducing rotting of plant tissues and causing significant losses in fruit and vegetable production worldwide. Controlling Botrytis is expensive, and...