Healthy soils for healthy vines : soil management for productive vineyards /
Robert E. White and Mark P. Krstic.
- Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, (c)2019.
- 1 online resource (224 pages) : colour illustrations, colour maps.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Chapter 1. Introduction to the concept of soil health -- Chapter 2. Inherent factors of soil health -- Chapter 3. Dynamic factors of soil health -- Chapter 4. Assessing soil health -- Chapter 5. Viticultural practices and soil health -- Chapter 6. Soil and environmental influences on grapevine growth, fruit and wine characteristics -- Chapter 7. What does the future hold?
"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."-- CSIRO Publishing Website.