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PVGIS - a solar photovoltaic calculator tool to optimise light harvesting in viticulture
PHOTO: Wosa library.
By Doronae · 3 min read
FruitLook employs satellites to monitor crops
Satellite “eyes in the sky” have become really useful tools to keep watch over crops.
By Sandile · 9 min read
Vineyard row orientation (Part 5) - unwooded and wooded Shiraz wine attributes
Wine chemical and sensory characteristics of differently orientated vertically trellised Shiraz grapevines (NS, EW, NE-SW and NW-SE rows) were investigated at t
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 18 min read
Katydid ecology in vineyards
The aim of this study was to contribute knowledge towards the formulation of an integrated pest management program, as well as an appropriate monitoring system.
By Pia Addison Marce Doubell and Corinna Bazelet · 4 min read
Winetech vine and wine innovation watch: Fighting vineyard pathogens with UV light
PHOTO: Shutterstock.
By Lucinda Heyns · 4 min read
Viticulture research turns over a new leaf
The launch of the Welgevallen Training and Research Vineyards inaugurates a new era in viticulture and oenology research and training in South Africa. The vineyards will offer students and researchers throughout the industry access to world-class facilities.
By Johannes Richter · 7 min read
Trellis effects on wine composition (Part 1): Background
Trellising systems are driving the mechanisms that alter canopy microclimates, consequently affecting yield and quality of grapes.
By Astrid Buica, Valeria Panzeri & Hilaria Iipinge · 7 min read
Cover crops enhance vineyard arthropod diversity
Intensive agriculture threatens arthropod biodiversity,1,2,3 impacts the functioning of ecosystems,4 and threatens the sustainable production of farming systems
By Marinus Geldenhuys, René Gaigher, James Pryke & Michael Samways · 17 min read
Innovation and technology help producers farm better
Winetech and Vinpro once again joined hands with wine grape producers, cellar representatives, viticulturists, and other interest groups in the wine industry to share the latest research and innovation in viticulture.
By SA Wine Industry · 6 min read
Mapping individual vines using drone imagery
This study proposes a new method of creating precision input data for precision viticulture and autonomous farming applications using remote sensing.
By Matthew Wrensch & Kyle Loggenberg · 7 min read
Wine, technology: Enovitis in Campo 2024 in Emilia-Romagna
On 12 and 13 June, Enovitis in campo returns to the Emilia-Romagna vineyards, bringing its 18th edition to the Agrivar estate in Palazzo di Varignana, in the hills of Castel San Pietro Terme (BO). Enovitis in campo, Union Italiana Vini's itinerant exhibition dedicated to technologies for…
By SA Wine Industry · 2 min read
Winery wastewater irrigation (Part 3): Soil chemical responses on a well-drained soil
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of winery wastewater (WWW) irrigation on the chemical soil properties and potential environmental impacts at an existing grazing paddock at a winery near Rawsonville where WWW has been applied for many years.
By Reckson Mulidzi & Carolyn Howell · 21 min read
