Author: Molly Lynn McIlquham Publisher: ISBN: Category : Soil management Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Soil health, the ability of a soil to function as a living ecosystem and sustain plants, animals, and humans, has been extensively studied in the Midwest and Northeastern U.S. in rainfed annual cropping systems. However, information is lacking for improving and assessing soil health in irrigated specialty cropping systems, especially for wine grape (Vitis vinifera L.) growers in the Pacific Northwest, where soil health threats and cropping goals are drastically different. Soil physical, chemical, and biological properties related to important functions are assessed through indicator measurements, but regional targets for each measurement must be established to account for the effects of inherent soil type and climate. Additionally, guidance on how management practices may influence soil properties in the drip-irrigated vineyards must be evaluated. To address this gap in knowledge, a soil health assessment was conducted across Washington state’s primary wine grape growing region, sampling 70 sites with varying management and measuring 14 soil health indicators. Producers provided guidance on "good" and "challenging" field pairs and participated in questionnaire-led interviews to gather management histories for each block. Preliminary scoring curves were developed for soil health indicators measured. Curves for permanganate oxidizable carbon and soil protein were shifted negatively from scoring curves being used across the U.S. due to inherent differences in soils and climate. Soil health changes from management practices were also analyzed, and compost additions increased potentially mineralizable nitrogen and cation exchange capacity. No differences in soil health indicators were detected as a result of managing alleyway vegetation. The nature of the study allowed for a considerable variation in the establishment of alleyway vegetation and compost application rates, therefore decreasing the power to detect changes. Indicators unique to Vitis vinifera in Washington state include measuring northern root knot nematode (Meloidogyne hapla); however, no management practices affected the populations. No measured soil health differences were detected between farmer identified "good" and "challenging" pairs. Data collected from this soil health assessment will provide growers with attainable measured soil health ranges disseminated through an Extension publication and provide a framework and guidance for further research on soil health management in vineyards.
Author: Robert White Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING ISBN: 148630740X Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 230
Book Description
Healthy Soils for Healthy Vines provides a clear understanding of vineyard soils and how to manage and improve soil health for best vineyard performance. It covers the inherent and dynamic properties of soil health, how to choose which soil properties to monitor, how to monitor soil and vine performance, and how vineyard management practices affect soil health, fruit composition and wine sensory characters. It also covers the basic tenets of sustainable winegrowing and their significance for business resilience in the face of a changing climate. This book will be of practical value to anyone growing grapevines, managing a vineyard or making wine, from the small individual grower to the large wine company employee. It will be of special interest to winegrowers employing organic, natural or biodynamic methods of production, where the primary focus is on the biological health of the soil.
Author: Percy H. Dougherty Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 940070464X Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 257
Book Description
Wine has been described as a window into places, cultures and times. Geographers have studied wine since the time of the early Greeks and Romans, when viticulturalists realized that the same grape grown in different geographic regions produced wine with differing olfactory and taste characteristics. This book, based on research presented to the Wine Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers, shows just how far the relationship has come since the time of Bacchus and Dionysus. Geographers have technical input into the wine industry, with exciting new research tackling subjects such as the impact of climate change on grape production, to the use of remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems for improving the quality of crops. This book explores the interdisciplinary connections and science behind world viticulture. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from the way in which landforms and soil affect wine production, to the climatic aberration of the Niagara wine industry, to the social and structural challenges in reshaping the South African wine industry after the fall of apartheid. The fundamentals are detailed too, with a comparative analysis of Bordeaux and Burgundy, and chapters on the geography of wine and the meaning of the term ‘terroir’.
Author: Ted Goldammer Publisher: ISBN: 9780967521251 Category : Grape industry Languages : en Pages : 482
Book Description
"Updated and revised to keep pace with developments, the third edition of Grape Grower's Handbook: a Guide to Viticulture for Wine Production is meant to be a stand-alone publication that describes all aspects of wine grape production. The book is written in a nontechnical format designed to be practical and well-suited for vineyard applications."--Back cover.
Author: Jean L. Jacobson Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media ISBN: 0387251200 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 390
Book Description
In the beginning, for me, winemaking was a romanticized notion of putting grape juice into a barrel and allowing time to perform its magic as you sat on the veranda watching the sunset on a Tuscan landscape. For some small wineries, this notion might still ring true, but for the majority of wineries commercially producing quality wines, the reality of winemaking is far more complex. The persistent evolution of the wine industry demands continual advan- ments in technology and education to sustain and promote quality winem- ing. The sciences of viticulture, enology, and wine chemistry are becoming more intricate and sophisticated each year. Wine laboratories have become an integral part of the winemaking process, necessitating a knowledgeable staff possessing a multitude of skills. Science incorporates the tools that new-age winemakers are utilizing to produce some of the best wines ever made in this multibillion dollar trade. A novice to enology and wine chemistry can find these subjects daunting and intimidating. Whether you are a home winemaker, a new winemaker, an enology student, or a beginning-to-intermediate laboratory technician, p- ting all the pieces together can take time. As a winemaker friend once told me, “winemaking is a moving target. ” Introduction to Wine Laboratory Practices and Procedures was written for the multitude of people entering the wine industry and those that wish to learn about wine chemistry and enology.
Author: Robert E. Hardenburg Publisher: ISBN: Category : Cold storage Languages : en Pages : 140
Book Description
Note for the electronic edition: This draft has been assembled from information prepared by authors from around the world. It has been submitted for editing and production by the USDA Agricultural Research Service Information Staff and should be cited as an electronic draft of a forthcoming publication. Because the 1986 edition is out of print, because we have added much new and updated information, and because the time to publication for so massive a project is still many months away, we are making this draft widely available for comment from industry stakeholders, as well as university research, teaching and extension staff.
Author: John Risher Publisher: DIANE Publishing ISBN: 143793076X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 457
Book Description
Selenium (SE) and its compounds are used in photographic devices, gun gluing, plastics, paints, anti-dandruff shampoos, vitamin and mineral supp., fungicides, and glass. It is also used to prepare drugs and as a nutritional feed supp. for poultry and livestock. This profile includes: (a) The exam¿n. of toxicologic info. and epidemiologic evaluations on SE to ascertain the levels of significant human exposure for the substance and the chronic health effects; (b) A determination of whether adequate info. on the health effects of SE is avail. to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health (SRHH); and (c) Ident¿n. of toxicologic testing needed to identify the types of exposure that may present SRHH. Illus. A print on demand pub.
Author: Britta Folmer Publisher: Academic Press ISBN: 0128035587 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 558
Book Description
The Craft and Science of Coffee follows the coffee plant from its origins in East Africa to its current role as a global product that influences millions of lives though sustainable development, economics, and consumer desire. For most, coffee is a beloved beverage. However, for some it is also an object of scientifically study, and for others it is approached as a craft, both building on skills and experience. By combining the research and insights of the scientific community and expertise of the crafts people, this unique book brings readers into a sustained and inclusive conversation, one where academic and industrial thought leaders, coffee farmers, and baristas are quoted, each informing and enriching each other. This unusual approach guides the reader on a journey from coffee farmer to roaster, market analyst to barista, in a style that is both rigorous and experience based, universally relevant and personally engaging. From on-farming processes to consumer benefits, the reader is given a deeper appreciation and understanding of coffee's complexity and is invited to form their own educated opinions on the ever changing situation, including potential routes to further shape the coffee future in a responsible manner. Presents a novel synthesis of coffee research and real-world experience that aids understanding, appreciation, and potential action Includes contributions from a multitude of experts who address complex subjects with a conversational approach Provides expert discourse on the coffee calue chain, from agricultural and production practices, sustainability, post-harvest processing, and quality aspects to the economic analysis of the consumer value proposition Engages with the key challenges of future coffee production and potential solutions
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