The research team led by Jose Miguel Peña and the technology company from La Rioja Encore Lab, They have launched a new R&D initiative to evaluate different technologies for measuring soil moisture in vineyards. Currently, there are various technologies and devices available for measuring soil moisture, as well as a wide range of sensor prices. The goal of the study is to install the crop monitoring system at one of the University of La Rioja’s pilot vineyards. Cesens® mini using different sensors and then subjecting them to controlled risks. The university will study the sensors’ various responses and thus be able to determine which technology is most suitable based on the terrain characteristics.
This initiative is linked to the R&D project “H204wine — DEVELOPMENT OF AGRONOMIC IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES TO CONTROL WATER STRESS IN GRAPEVINES AND IMPROVE WINE QUALITY IN THE RIOJA DOC” in which the University of La Rioja is currently participating in collaboration with four leading wineries in the Rioja DOC: Bodegas Riojanas, Bodegas Altanza, Bodegas Ontañon, and Pernod Ricard.
