Abstract
Besides playing an essential role in plant photosynthesis, solar radiation is also involved in many other important biological processes. In particular, it has been demonstrated that ultraviolet (UV) solar radiation plays a relevant role in grapevines (Vitis vinifera) in the production of certain important chemical compounds directly responsible for yield and wine quality. Moreover, the exposure to UV-B radiation (280–320 nm) can affect plant–disease interaction by influencing the behaviour of both pathogen and host. The main objective of this research was to characterise the solar radiative regime of a vineyard, in terms of photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) and UV components. In this analysis, solar spectral UV irradiance components, broadband UV (280–400 nm), spectral UV-B and UV-A (320–400 nm), the biological effective UVBE, as well as the PAR (400–700 nm) component, were all considered. The diurnal patterns of these quantities and the UV-B/PAR and UV-B/UV-A ratios were analysed to investigate the effect of row orientation of the vineyard in combination with solar azimuth and elevation angles. The distribution of PAR and UV irradiance at various heights of the vertical sides of the rows was also studied. The results showed that the highest portion of plants received higher levels of daily radiation, especially the UV-B component. Row orientation of the vines had a pronounced effect on the global PAR received by the two sides of the rows and, to a lesser extent, UV-A and UV-B. When only the diffused component was considered, this geometrical effect was greatly attenuated. UV-B/PAR and UV-A/PAR ratios were also affected, with potential consequences on physiological processes. Because of the high diffusive capacity of the UV-B radiation, the UV-B/PAR ratio was significantly lower on the plant portions exposed to full sunlight than on those in the shade.
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We acknowledge Annalena Puglisi for her technical assistance in field measurements and Giuseppe Torzillo for making the PAR meter available.
We would like to thank the Mondeggi-Lappeggi and Poggio Casciano farms where the measurements were taken and Sandra Corsi for her contribution to proofreading.
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Grifoni, D., Carreras, G., Zipoli, G. et al. Row orientation effect on UV-B, UV-A and PAR solar irradiation components in vineyards at Tuscany, Italy. Int J Biometeorol 52, 755–763 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-008-0168-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-008-0168-1