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Document showing the consequences of vineyard mechanization on the quality of musts and wines. The trial was conducted entirely at the IFAPA Rancho de la Merced, from grape cultivation to winemaking, over four consecutive seasons.

This document presents the current status of the use of sulfur dioxide preservatives in the wine industry. It describes how this preservative works, its properties, and its effects on wine quality and consumer health.

Document describing an accelerated aging experience with Pedro Ximénez wine vinegar using micro-oxygenation and oak chips.

This document presents the current status of organic viticulture at the national level and in the autonomous community of Andalusia. It also covers regulations on organic farming, with particular emphasis on the conversion process and the importance of certification. Finally, it includes an analysis of the various applicable aid and subsidies.

This document describes the results of the 2015 campaign on the productive potential of the local Gordal variety. It analyzes different winemaking techniques and evaluates their impact on the physical, chemical, and sensory characteristics of the wines. It also provides an agronomic and oenological description of the local and foreign varieties grown in the Granada Plateau.

Document describing a static aging trial of two types of vinegar in new and used American and French oak barrels.

Document describing a conservation trial of organic sparkling wines of the Pedro Ximénez variety, after disgorging the wines using different preservatives.

Document describing the development of a direct, non-destructive method for determining the leaf area of a vineyard. This method can be used by winegrowers in the Montilla-Moriles region as a reference method for calculating the vegetative growth indices of their vineyards.

This document provides general guidelines for scheduling olive grove irrigation in various rainfall scenarios during the 2015 irrigation season. Rainfall in Andalusian olive groves during the current agricultural year, up to March 2015, has generally been below the annual average.

Document offering the results of a 2017 trial aimed at understanding the effect of land slope on irrigation uniformity and yield in a raspberry crop on a commercial farm in the province of Huelva.

Document proposing a model for evaluating localized irrigation systems for sloping plots in commercial strawberry cultivation.

Document that optimizes maceration time for producing a rosé wine from the Syrah variety. It details the production of rosé wines and the results obtained with this variety in four consecutive harvests (2012-2015).

Document that optimizes maceration time for producing a rosé wine from the Pinot Noir variety. It details the production of rosé wines and the results obtained with this variety in four consecutive harvests (2012-2015).

Document detailing the production of rosé wines and the results obtained with the Tempranillo variety in four consecutive campaigns (2011-2014), including maceration time.

Document detailing the production of rosé wines and the results obtained with the Merlot variety in four consecutive campaigns (2011-2014), including maceration time.

Document detailing the production of rosé wines and the results obtained with the Cabernet Sauvignon variety in four consecutive campaigns (2011-2014), including maceration time.

Different types and qualities of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) have been cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean Basin for use as a dried legume for human consumption. The term "quality" is subjective and depends on various parameters. This document provides an approximation of quality based on the operator or stakeholder interested in the seed.

Within the Andalusian Agricultural Experimentation Network (RAEA), during the 2017/2018 campaign, IFAPA characterized, both at the agronomic and quality levels, a group of 12 varieties selected from those currently available on the market from different improvement programs.

Within the Andalusian Agricultural Experimentation Network (RAEA), during the 2018/2019 campaign, IFAPA characterized, both at the agronomic and quality levels, a group of 12 varieties selected from those currently available on the market from different improvement programs.

Document detailing the production of rosé wines from the Garnacha variety. It shows the results obtained with this variety in four consecutive campaigns (2011-2014).