Cover Crop Management in a Sauvignon blanc/Ramsey vineyard in the semi-arid Olifants River Valley, South Africa. 2. Effect of different cover crops and cover crop management practices on grapevine performance

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-91

  Fourie, J C ^a   Louw, P J E ^a,c   Agenbag, G A ^b  

^a ARC INFRUITEC NIETVOORBIJ   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c Sapex Exports (Pty) Ltd   (South Africa)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; MEDICAGO TRUNCATULA; ORNITHOPUS SATIVUS; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; VICIA; VICIA VILLOSA VARIA; VITACEAE; VITIS;

EID: 79958792768     PISSN: 0253939X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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