Soil management in the breede river valley wine grape region, South Africa. 3. Grapevine performance

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-70

  Fourie, J C ^a  

^a ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cover crops; Grape juice; Grape yield; Grapevines; Shoot growth; Soil management

Indexed keywords

SECALE CEREALE; VICIA FABA; VITACEAE; VITIS; VITIS VINIFERA;

EID: 79958786775     PISSN: 0253939X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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