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Carbon Removals
As the agricultural sector faces increasing pressure to mitigate climate change, farms are uniquely positioned to contribute through carbon removal activities.
By Chantelle Smit · 1 min read
Soil texture's influence on soil biological health indicators - implications for vineyard management
This article reviews the interaction between soil texture and key soil health biological indicators.
By Roeline van Schalkwyk & Ailsa Hardie-Pieters · 5 min read
Vineyard row orientation (Part 3) - canopy physiology
Canopy physiological changes of differently orientated vertically trellised Shiraz grapevines (NS, EW, NE-SW and NW-SE rows) were investigated.
By Kobus Hunter & Neels Volschenk · 8 min read
Actions in cork forests to prevent TCA
Since the 1970’s 2,4,6-Trichloroanisol (TCA) was a headache for the providers of cork closures for wine bottles.
By Charl Theron · 6 min read
Late pruning of the vine
By destroying young shoots, spring frosts can impact the following season’s production, by reducing the number of canes available for pruning. Late pruning is one method to combat spring frosts.
By Alain Deloire & Anne Pellegrino · 7 min read
Holistic approach pays off
Hartenberg has made regenerative agriculture its mission and has also made history in the process.
By Clifford Roberts · 4 min read
Winery wastewater irrigation (Part 7): Effect on soil enzyme activities
The objective of this study was to determine the effects of irrigation with diluted winery wastewater on the activities of urease, beta-glucosidase and phosphatase of four soils varying in parent material and clay content.
By Reckson Mulidzi & Carolyn Howell · 13 min read
Getting the most out of applied phosphorus (P) - understanding soil P relations in vineyard soils
The vineyard industry is evolving rapidly – new soil conditioners, precision tools and AI-driven decisions are becoming commonplace. Yet, as Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr famously wrote, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
By VIVIAN WHITE · 7 min read
Drought tolerance of different scion cultivars (Part 1): Introduction
The objective of the study was to assess the vegetative growth, yield and wine quality response of selected alternative and reference wine grape scion cultivars to dryland conditions in the Swartland region of South Africa.
· 14 min read
