EMERGE
From farm to glass: use of a winEMaking wastE-derived compost as feRtilizer for GrapEvine plants. Elucidation of the interaction between vine molecular response and microbial community for wine production
Coordinator: Alma Mater Studiorum, Università degli Studi di Bologna
Scientific Officer: Elena Baldi
Duration: 12/10/2023 - 11/10/2025
Research group: Elena Baldi, Chiara Pastore, Moreno Toselli.
The use of compost has been suggested as an alternative to traditional fertilisers; thus, the use of vineyard and cellar by-products may contribute to fulfil the circular economy paradigm in wine production. The trial is based on two lev-els of complexity (short-term experiment on potted vines and a long-term-field trial). EMERGE aims at evaluating the effects of compost on:
i) the molecular response of vines;
ii) the microbial community on plants and soil;
iii) the autochthonous berry microbiome and its effect on spontaneous fermentation;
iv) soil biological fertility parameters and the ecosystem services provided by the soil microbial community;
v) enhancing soil carbon sequestration in the context of climate change and circular economy.