Soil and winegrape quality in biodynamically and organically managed vineyards

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 367-376

  Reeve, Jennifer R ^a   Carpenter Boggs, L ^a   Reganold, John P ^a   York, Alan L ^b   McGourty, Glenn ^c   McCloskey, Leo P ^d  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Wholistic Estate Management   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

^d Enologix   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodynamic viticulture; Organic farming; Soil quality; Winegrape quality

Indexed keywords

VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 29544434969     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2005.56.4.367     Document Type: Article

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