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- Facing the complexity of grape quality management and delivering an highthroughput device: VinePATPublication . Martins, R. C.; Lopes, V. V.; Ferreira, A. C. SilvaThe physiological response of plants to external perturbation is complex and occurs at different levels of their metabolism. This is a multivariate and multi-scale phenomena, therefore high-throughput methodologies are required to extract relevant information. The nonexistence of a device with such characteristics constitutes a barrier to the interpretation of the consequences of external inputs. Spectroscopy is a multivariate methodology with greatest interest for metabolic studies in biological systems. In fact, this technique provides detailed information on the molecular structure and reaction mechanisms. Moreover due to its non-destructive character, this methodology is currently used to characterize proteins, peptides, lipids, membranes, carbohydrates in pharmaceuticals and food products as well as plants and animal tissues. VinePAT is a vineyard management system based in the Process Analytical Technologies (PAT) methodologies to provide winemakers with state-of-the-art metabolic images of vineyards for precision winemaking by using UV-VIS-SWNIR spectroscopy techniques. The system hardware is based on miniaturized fiber-optics spectrometer adapted for grape and leaves measurements and suited for outdoor data acquisition. Combining these georeferenced outdoor measurements collected at the vineyard with state-of-the-art spectroscopy signal processing, the winemaker will be able to observe vine metabolism by using a non-destructive 'in-vivo' methodology, as well as, the global-picture of the vineyard for implementing precision winemaking technologies based on process analytical technology. Here we demonstrate the potential of the VinePAT technology for grape-growers by presenting: i) spectroscopy equipment in action; ii) the variance imaging and zone diagnostics; iii) metabolic imaging with especial incidence in key metabolites for grape maturation; iv) how to use multivariate control charts; and v) the full potential of the technology deployed by process analytical technology.
- Gestão da qualidade da uva: VinePATPublication . Martins, Rui; Lopes, V. V.; Ferreira, A. C. SilvaO sistema VinePAT é um sistema de gestão da vinha baseado nas metodologias das Tecnologias Analíticas de Processos cujo objectivo é proporcionar aos vinicultores imagens de elevada qualidade do metabolismo das vinhas de modo a permitir a viticultura de precisão através da utilização de técnicas de espectroscopia de UV-VIS-SWNIR.
- WinePAT : Facing the Complexity of Grape Quality Management and Delivering an High-throughput DevicePublication . Martins, R.; Lopes, V. V.; Ferreira, A. C. Silva