Expected impact and results

MiDiVine project will provide advanced knowledge by improving biodiversity in vineyards, reducing inputs and environmental impacts whilst increasing environmental quality in agrosystem, grapevine resilience to climate change and diseases in a sustainable way and taking into account Regional specificities. By combining selection process, genomics approaches, microbial diversity, agronomic practices with specific covers and service plants, precision viticulture tools, physio-molecular analysis, biocontrol strategy and disease management, MiDiVine expects to generate the following impacts:

• Improving research and innovation potential within Mediterranean regions and worldwide
• Understanding the genetic, physiological and molecular bases of grapevine adaptation to abiotic stress and resistance to fungal diseases and develop new protection strategies through multi-factorial approaches, based mainly on use and management of functional microbial biodiversity.
• Integrating functional microbial biodiversity into technical itineraries of farming systems of different geographical locations involved in grape production in Mediterranean countries.
• Achieving an economically and environmentally sustainable agroecosystem combining optimal use efficiency of natural resources, lower inputs, increased biodiversity and production stability that collectively sustain crop resilience and crop profitability.
• Improving product quality, food security, transition to a biobased economy, knowledge to support for decision making process and increase of competitiveness through innovations.