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Grapevine fanleaf virus
Grapevine fanleaf virus is considered one of the damaging grapevine viruses and has a notable impact on the lifespan, yield and fruit quality of the vine. Consequently, the fanleaf virus has a major economic impact on the wine industry.
By Hennie Visser · 4 min read
Grapevine-associated Aspergilli
There is a wide range of fungi that can infect grape berries and cause a resultant reduction in wine quality. This article focuses on black Aspergilli.
By Klaas Coetzee · 6 min read
Grapevine surgery: It’s a thing …
Ever heard the expression, “it’s so crazy, it might just work”? A group of eccentric Italian viticulturists, or ‘master pruners’, have introduced an unconventio
By Anton Pretorius · 6 min read
Incorrect weed management during grapevine bud break decreases grapevine performance
PHOTO: Francois Viljoen.
By Doronae · 3 min read
The CRISPR revolution and grapevine
Genome editing is a catchall phrase to describe the technologies that are available to alter an organism’s DNA. The most promising of these technologies is CRISPR, which is an acronym for ‘Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats’ and occurs in nature as a bacterial ‘immune system’.
By Manuela Campa, Philip Young, Melané Vivier and Johan Burger · 9 min read
Sawing back of grapevines for retraining
The decision to saw back and renew a vineyard requires thoughtful consideration. In certain cases, the inputs required for renewal are not justified by the likely outcome.
By Hennie Visser · 5 min read
Entomopathogenic fungi mortality on grapevine mealybug
Global demand for environmentally friendly grapevine cultivation and pest control has necessitated an improved understanding of naturally occurring antagonists
By Kwaku Achiano · 4 min read
Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus
The most prevalent in vineyards and well characterised molecularly, but still relatively unknown.
By Dariusz Goszczynski · 8 min read
The Smart-Dyson trellis system for grapevines
The effectiveness of grapevine canopies depends largely on the distribution of the shoots on the trellis system.
By Leon Dippenaar · 11 min read
Don't let the grapevine bud mites bite
Photo caption: Zig-zag shoot growth caused by bud mites.
By Talana Claassen · 3 min read
