Teaching

Alain main scientific and practical teaching topics are: 

Grapevine physiology, vine and fruit responses to abiotic factors as water, light and temperature (including relations to fruit and wine composition), vineyard irrigation, pruning and general viticulture (vineyard management, training systems, the concept of terroir...).  

Let's share a few industry journal and peer reviewed publications and factsheets (knowledge transfer) aimed at students and graduates of higher education in agronomy, especially in Vine and Wine sciences (agricultural engineers, masters and enologists), wishing to deepen their knowledge: 

2025.

Deloire A., Pellegrino A. & Yobrégat O., 2025. 
Vigne et racines - IFV-AD-AP-OY-10032025-DEF1.pdf

Deloire A. & Mabille L., 2025.  L'origine des architectures de la vigne : une inspiration pour la création et l'adaptation de nouveaux systèmes de conduite et de taille dans le contexte du changement climatique à Cognac ? Le Paysan VIGNERON JANVIER 2025 mensuel n° 1282, Deloire A. & Mabille L., 2025. (partie 1), Cognac, Le Paysan Vigneron, N°1282, Janvier 2025.pdf 

Mabille L. & Deloire A., 2025. Une évolution des systèmes de conduite et de taille à Cognac : de grands événements à l’origine
de la remise en cause des pratiques, mensuel n° 1282 JANVIER 2025 Le Paysan VIGNERON, Mabille L. & Deloire A., 2025. (partie 2), Le Paysan Vigneron, N1282, Janvier 2025.pdf
 
Deloire A. & Pellegrino A., 2025. La taille de la vigne et le bourgeon latent, Vignes et Vergers, N°1 (Mars).  Vignes_et_Vergers_no1_Mars 2025_Bourgeons_Latents-Deloire A. & Pellegrino A..pdf

2024

Xyrafis E.G., 2024. Viticulture in Santorini Island: current trends and challenges, DOI: 10.15835/nbha52414211, Xyrafis E.G., 2024. Viticulture in Santorini Island _ current trends and challenges.pdf

Deloire A., Pellegrino A., Saint Macary M.E., 2024. Glucides (C) et azote (N) chez la vigne. Quelques informations de bases Les réserves carbonées chez la vigne, Carbone et azote chez la vigne-IFV-AD-AP-MESM-05122024-DEF2.pdf

La vigne et l'eau, Deloire A. & Pellegrino A., 2024. Vignes et Vergers, N°7, Juillet 2024. Deloire A. & Pellegrino A., 2024. La vigne et l'eau, Vignes et Vergers, N°7, JUillet 2024.pdf

La vigne et l'eau, Pellegrino A. & Deloire A., 2024. La Paysan Vigneron, mensuel 1274 (Avril). La vigne et l'eau-A. Pellegrino-A. Deloire_La paysan Vigneron_Avril 2024-Mensuel 1274.pdf

La Grêle chez la vigne (document de travail)-Deloire A., Hublart P., Perilhou C., 2022 (modifié en 2024)-Conséquences des dégats de grêle sur vigne - AD-PH-CP-27092022-Modifié 04052024.pdf

The grapevine different types of meristems and buds, Torregrosa L. & Deloire A., 2024. Buds-meristems-grapevine-02102021-LT-AD-version du 01042024.pdf

2022

Check the following website for more publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=OCzToLwAAAAJ&hl=en

2021

History of grapevine training system (parts 1 & 2) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYS42UE3jU4

2020

Alain Deloire, Suzy Rogiers, Guillaume Antalick, Anne Pellegrino, 2020. Berry primary and secondary metabolites in response to sunlight and temperature in the grapevine fruit zone, IVES Technical Reviews. https://ives-technicalreviews.eu/article/view/4498

Levin et al., 2020. Does water deficit negatively impact wine grape yield over the long term? IVES Technical Reviews. https://ives-technicalreviews.eu/article/view/4029 Text-31460-1-10-20200812 (1).pdf

Pellegrino et al., 2020. Grapevine Latent Bud Dormancy and Shoot Development, IVES Technical Reviews. https://ives-technicalreviews.eu/article/view/3420                     

From 2019...

Check the following website for more publications: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=OCzToLwAAAAJ&hl=en

Alain is lecturing at the Bachelor and Master levels at SupAgro (Montpellier, France). 

Alain mentored numerous PhD students as main supervisor and co-supervisor (obviously a PhD is a team effort). The examples provided below give a flavours of his teaching and research expertises.

Zelmari Coetzee (Australia) 2015-2017 (Completed)

Title: "The sugar-potassium nexux in the grape berry". Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Ausralia. Co-supervisor with Dr Suzy Rogiers (NSW-DPI, main supervisor), Dr Rob Walker (CSIRO) and Dr Simon Clark.

Gerhard C. Rossouw (Australia) 2015-2017 (completed)

Title: “Grapevine carbohydrate and nitrogen allocation during berry maturation: Implications of source-sink relations and water supply. PhD Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, Australia. Co-supervisor with Dr B. Holzapfel (main supervisor) and Drs Celia Barril, Jason Smith (co-supervisors).  

Erna Witbooi (StellenSouth Africa) 2009 – 2015 (completed)

 Title: “Berry tannin structure and evolution in cv. Cabernet Sauvignon: the contribution of abiotic factors”. PhD, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. PhD supervisor with Prof JR Da Silva (Lisbon, Portugal) and Dr A. Oberholster (UC-Davis, California).

Katja Suklje (Slovenia) 2011 – 2014 (completed).

Title: “Influence of viticulture practice on the dynamic of some secondary metabolites in grape of grapevine variety Sauvignon Blanc (Vitis vinifera L.)”. PhD University of Slovenia and Stellenbosch Univesrity. PhD co-supervisor with DR D. Rusjan as main supervisor.

Ignacio Serra (Chile) 2010 – 2014 (completed)

 Title: “Effect of rootstocks on Pinotage (Vitis vinifera L.) adaptation to drought”. PhD, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa. PhD supervisor with Dr P. Myburgh (co-supervisor, ARC-Infruitec, Nietvoorbij).

Zhenping Wang, (China) 2001 – 2003 (completed).

 Title: “Influence of vine water status in interaction with the training system on vine sugar distribution and on berry sugar loading (Vitis vinifera L., CV. Syrah)”. PhD, SupAgro Montpellier, France, presented, December 2003. A. Carbonneau and A. Deloire (PhD co-supervisors).

Hernan Ojeda, (Argentina). 1997 – 1999 (completed).

 Title: “Influence of grapevine water status on berry growth and phenolics composition (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Syrah)”. PhD, SupAgro Montpellier. presented November,1999.   A. Carbonneau and A. Deloire (PhD co-supervisors).

Elena Kraeva, PhD student at the University of St Pétersbourg, Russie. 1996 – 1999 (completed).

Title: “Grapevine defense mechanisms (Vitis vinifera L.): berry evolution of -1,3-glucanases and of phenolic compounds”. PhD from the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne. Presented December 1999. J. Bierne and A. Deloire (PhD co-supervisors).

He is involved in projects related to pedagogy improvement and highly engaged with students and colleagues to acheive that goal.

To know more about training programmes in vine and wine sciences at SupAgro (BSc, MSc), visite the SupAgro website accessible from my home page and go to IHEV page from SupAgro website.