Abstract
Information and telecommunication technologies (ICTs) offer new opportunities to provide more timely information services to farmers. This work aims to present a progressive web app (PWA) for mobile devices, which incorporates updated technical information on the pests and diseases of grapevines. In its development, it generated a database with content related to and photographs of grapevine pests and diseases for access by users using mobile devices. In addition, using an Expert System, the application allows the diagnosis of pathologies and the identification of pests by answering questions that are asked. This PWA is mainly addressed to technicians, students, and winegrowers who want to implement more environmentally friendly crop management strategies. Viñamecum is currently freely.
Highlights
Grapevines (Vitis vinifera and Vitis spp.) are one of the most extensively grown and economically important woody perennial fruit crops in the world [1]
In Europe, the Directive 2009/128/EC [9] established a framework for Community action to achieve the sustainable use of pesticides and the promotion of integrated pest management (IPM)
IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on the long-term prevention of crop pests and diseases through different techniques that include the use of resistant varieties, biological control, habitat management, modification of cultural practices and, when needed, judicious and timely use of chemical controls [10,11]
Summary
Grapevines (Vitis vinifera and Vitis spp.) are one of the most extensively grown and economically important woody perennial fruit crops in the world [1]. IPM is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on the long-term prevention of crop pests and diseases through different techniques that include the use of resistant varieties, biological control, habitat management, modification of cultural practices and, when needed, judicious and timely use of chemical controls [10,11]. To implement this strategy in vineyard management, it is necessary to have qualified technical personnel and provide specific information to farmers so that they can act under the premises of the IPM. The application was developed and implemented for mobile devices with the aim of maximizing its availability to users
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