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Strategic irrigation management in Australian vineyards

Peter R. Dry, B. R. Loveys, M. G. Mccarthy, Manfred Stoll
Received : 31 July 2001; Accepted : 31 August 2001; Published : 30 September 2001
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20870/oeno-one.2001.35.3.1699

Abstract

Regulated Deficit Irrigation (RDI) and Partial Rootzone Drying (PRD) are examples of strategie irrigation management. They have been successfully adopted for winegrape production in Australia with the aim of controlling vegetative growth to produce 'balanced' vines, and to improve both water-use efficiency (measured as tonnes of fruit per ML of irrigation water applied) and fruit quality for winemaking. This paper will outline some of the physiological principles that underpin these strategies and provide details of experimental and commercial experience in Australian vineyards.

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Peter R. Dry

peter.dry@adelaide.edu.au

Affiliation : Department of Horticulture, Viticulture and Oenology, Adelaide University, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond SA 5064, Australia

B. R. Loveys

Affiliation : Horticulture Research Unit, CSIRO Plant Industry, PO Box 350 Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia

M. G. Mccarthy

Affiliation : South Australian Research and Development Institute, PO Box 245, Nuriootpa, SA 5355, Australia

Manfred Stoll

Affiliation : Institut für Weinbau und Rebenzüchtung, Fachgebiet Weinbau, Forschungsanstalt Geisenheim, von-Lade-Straße 1, 65366 Geisenheim, Germany

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