Questionnaire for Field Measurements Prunings
Field data (Each questionnaire refers to one crop species cultivated per field)
Municipality :
Trento

Latitude :
46.068896

Longitude :
11.118421


Field Size (ha)
1.15

Crop Species
olives
vineyards
apples
pears

peaches
apricot
nectarine
plum

cherries
oranges
tangerines
lemons

grapefruit
hazelnuts
chestnuts
almonds

Variety of crop
Cabernet

Age of crop
20

Density of crop (trees/ha)
3800




Crop form


Crop forms for vineyard

Vase

Espalier

Marquee



Crop Yield



Irrigation
rain fed
partial irrigation
fully irrigated
Pruning Operations Performed (prior to measurement)


Pruning Method
Only manually
Mechanised pre-pruning + manual
Fully mechanised

Pruning OperationsSpecify the pruning operations that are carried out. Check as many as apply.

Manually
shears

Assisted
shears

Chainsaw/
armchainsaw


pre-pruner:hedge trimmer

pre-pruner:discs

pre-pruning topping

Frequency of pruning
annual
biannual
biennial
Once per years

Pruning Measurement
Date of Measurement (DD/MM/YY)
2011
Ammount of prunings obtained (t/ha)Specify the tonnes per hectare of prunings collected from the crop
3
Losses of prunings that
weren't harvested (t/ha)
Moisture content (%)Specify the moisture content (%) of the biomass collected if available
45.1

References-External links:Provide references on which the information is based on or highlight any comments

Raffaele Spinelli  , Carla Nati  , Luigi Pari , Enzo Mescalchin , Natascia Magagnotti, Production and quality of biomass fuels from mechanized collection and processing of vineyard pruning residues, Volume 89, Issue 1, January 2012, Pages 374–379 Data obtained from EuroPruning Biomass Ratios Database, through the Task 3.1 and Deliverable D3.1 Mapping and analysis of the pruning biomass potential in Europe

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 691748