Abstract
Heatwaves are common in many viticultural regions of Australia. We evaluated the potential of satellite-based remote sensing to detect the effects of high temperatures on grapevines in a South Australian vineyard over the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 seasons. The study involved: (i) comparing the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) from medium- and high-resolution satellite images; (ii) determining correlations between environmental conditions and vegetation indices (Vis); and (iii) identifying VIs that best indicate heatwave effects. Pearson’s correlation and Bland–Altman testing showed a significant agreement between the NDVI of high- and medium-resolution imagery (R = 0.74, estimated difference −0.093). The band and the VI most sensitive to changes in environmental conditions were 705 nm and enhanced vegetation index (EVI), both of which correlated with relative humidity (R = 0.65 and R = 0.62, respectively). Conversely, SWIR (short wave infrared, 1610 nm) exhibited a negative correlation with growing degree days (R = −0.64). The analysis of heat stress showed that green and red edge bands—the chlorophyll absorption ratio index (CARI) and transformed chlorophyll absorption ratio index (TCARI)—were negatively correlated with thermal environmental parameters such as air and soil temperature and growing degree days (GDDs). The red and red edge bands—the soil-adjusted vegetation index (SAVI) and CARI2—were correlated with relative humidity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating the effectiveness of using medium-resolution imagery for the detection of heat stress on grapevines in irrigated vineyards.
Highlights
The increasing frequency of heatwave events represents a severe threat to viticulture
After the removal of the pixels relative to the interrows in the image from WorldView-2 Mission, the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) values of the medium-resolution image collected from Sentinel-2 Mission were compared to the ones of WorldView-2 Mission image oversampled at 10 m (Figure 2)
The results of the current analysis suggest that a combination of enhanced vegetation index (EVI) and SWIR might be a valuable indicator in identifying grapevine heat stress in bare interrow vineyards
Summary
The increasing frequency of heatwave events represents a severe threat to viticulture. Prolonged periods of unusual heat might affect yields and the quality of grapevines. The vulnerability of grapevines to heatwaves varies with variety and phenological stage, with flowering and ripening being the most critical phases to heat stress [1,2]. The occurrence of heatwaves during key phenological stages affects fruit-set and yield [3,4,5,6]. Reduced yields are probably related to the fact that heat stress affects photosynthetic rate, as demonstrated in Trincadeira in Portugal [7], Semillon in Australia [2] and White Riesling in Italy [8]. Heat stress imposed during veraison on Semillon in Australia led to a decrease of berry size and fresh weight and a decline of sugar accumulation [2]. All the studies mentioned above demonstrate the necessity of new and rapid indicators of heat stress on grapevines
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