Other topics: 2020

12 November 2020

LIBS and XRF: two techniques for the rapid measurement of nutritional elements in the soils

The advent of portable analytical devices such as x-ray fluorescence spectrometry and laser induced plasma spectrometry, allows for practical and rapid tools to effectuate element measurements directly on the soils without advance sample ...
Pierre Masson, Anne Gallet-Budynek, Julian Guezenoc
28 August 2020

Hydrogen or battery tractors: what potential for sustainable grape growing?

Capping greenhouse gas emissions and reducing air pollution on the farm challenges the place of the diesel tractor in future sustainable vineyards. Tractors are responsible for the largest share of all CO2 emissions at vineyard plot ...
Lotta B. van Leeuwen
24 July 2020

Recovery of olfactory capacity following a COVID-19 infection

The loss of the sense of smell related to COVID-19 is not irreversible. It appears to last between eight and nine days on average, but can go on for several weeks for some patients. In order to help with the optimal recovery of your sense of ...
Sophie Tempere, Gilles Sicard, Gilles de Revel
22 July 2020

The origin of olfactory disorders related to COVID-19

According to studies, 34 % to 86 % of people suffering from COVID-19 describe a loss of their sense of smell. This loss of smell is not irreversible and it is possible to strengthen or help its recovery through daily exercise. ...
Sophie Tempere, Gilles Sicard, Gilles de Revel
17 June 2020

Smartphone: The winegrowers’ Swiss army knife

Mobile applications have found their rightful place in the working world. It is of course equally the case in the winegrowing sector!  Whether it be to help the winegrower identify weeds, to estimate the porosity of foliage or share their ...
Pauline Jouzier
27 May 2020

Performing an olfactory-gustatory test to identify perceptual disorders related to Covid-19

One of the characteristic symptoms caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a totally or partially altered sense of smell; which may or may not be combined with an altered sense of taste. This alteration appears to last anywhere from ten days to several weeks. ...
Sophie Tempere, Gilles Sicard, Gilles de Revel
20 May 2020

Vintage Ratings: Applications of a Ranking Procedure to Facilitate a Better Understanding of Climate’s Role in Wine Quality

Four factors that influence wine quality include the grape variety, the environment it is grown in, and the viticultural and the winemaking practices used to grow the fruit and craft the wines. However, being able to separate these factors and ...
Gregory V. Jones
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