Specifically, the MANSO project aims to provide answers to the following questions:

• How to make better use of rainwater?
• How to reduce, if not avoid, water losses through evaporation during the summer period?
• If it does not rain, how to manage the vineyard to ensure its survival?
• If small quantities of water are available in reservoirs, when and how much water should we provide?

So that practical and transferable solutions can be offered to ensure the sustainability of wine production in an increasingly challenging climatic context

The primary objective of the project is to deepen the knowledge of soil, water and vegetation management strategies for the best use of rainfed water resources and to assess their effect with soil, physiological measures, but also using a range of new technologies based on soil/plant sensors and remote sensing.
The secondary objectives are:

• Establish a digital network to monitor the factors affecting water availability:
  • Meteorological conditions.
  • Soil water content.
  • Plant water status.
• Implement remote sensing technologies as a method for spatial assessment of water stress in rainfed vineyards.