Overview
The report provides an overview of the factors growers need to consider when developing irrigation schedules, including how to calculate water use efficiency (WUE), visual indicators of vine water stress at different severities, and the soil-, plant- and climate-based measurement options that were available at the time. It covers vine water requirements at each phenological growth stage, the influence of soil type and root distribution on water availability, and how spatial variability in vine vigour can be managed through differential irrigation and selective harvesting to improve production and value-based water use efficiency.
This collaborative project seeks to provide a high value return on the investment of industry funds for the Australian wine industry by ensuring that the key adoptable outcomes from the Wine Australia Soil and Water Initiative and past related projects are critically assessed and developed into materials suitable for extension to industry.
Abstract
This is an excerpt from the final report CUT 1001: Optimising industry returns from existing soil and water research. The objective of the project was to increase industry capacity to manage soil, water and resource utilisation issues through effective and timely communication of research outcomes.
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