10 articles in this issue
R.V. Filimon,L. Rotaru,R.M. Filimon
Variations in chlorophyll a/b and chlorophyll/carotenoid ratios are indicators of senescence, stress ordamage to the photosynthetic apparatus and affect the normal course of plant biological processes. Theaim of this work was to investigate the chlorophyl... see more
C.J. de Vries,L.M. Mokwena,A. Buica,M. McKay
The increased incidence of vegetation fires near vineyards in the Western Cape, South Africa has led togrowing concern over the appearance of smoke taint in the affected grapes. This study focused on theeffect of smoke exposure on the volatile phenol (VP)... see more
C.J. de Vries,A. Buica,J. Brand,M. McKay
The increased incidence of vegetation fires near vineyards in the Western Cape, South Africa has led togrowing concern over smoke taint in wine made from affected grapes. This study focused on the sensoryproperties of wines made from grapes that have been... see more
C.L. Howell,P.A. Myburgh,E.L. Lategan,J.E. Hoffman
The annual wastewater quality dynamics of a winery from which wastewater was sourced for a fieldexperiment investigating the dilution of winery wastewater for vineyard irrigation were determined.Annual mean monthly pH ranged from 4.2 to 6.8 and was lower ... see more
Q. Zhang,X. Sun,Q. Sheng,J. Chen,W. Huang,J. Zhan
One of the factors that inhibits the development of the Chinese wine industry is that the sugar content ofthe grape feedstock is insufficient. In order to produce wine with better qualities using these materials,concentrating the grape juice could be a go... see more
P.A Myburgh
yield, growth and quality. Diurnal whole-plant transpiration, to be used in combination with a soilevaporation model to estimate vineyard evapotranspiration, was quantified by measuring sap flow ingrapevines. Sap flow was measured in grapevine trunks by m... see more
C.A. Baronio,A. Nondillo,U. Silva da Cunha,M. Botton
High infestations by the grapevine aphid Aphis illinoisensis (Hemiptera: Aphididae) have been observedin vineyards in southern Brazil, retarding plant growth and causing premature berry drop. This studyevaluated the effect of insecticides on the control o... see more
L. Mercenaro,G. Usai,C. Fadda,G. Nieddu,A. del Caro
To date, innovative, rapid and non-invasive techniques have been used to assess variations in morphologicaland technological characteristics between grape cultivars. In order to improve knowledge of the qualitativeexpression of the genetic traits of cv. C... see more
A.R. Mulidzi,C.E. Clarke,P.A. Myburgh
The wine industry needs solutions for wastewater treatment, as environmental legislation for its disposal isincreasingly being enforced due to non-compliance. The feasibility of re-using diluted winery wastewaterwas assessed in a pot experiment under a ra... see more
Ü.R. Yaman,B.Ç. Adigüzel,U. Yücel,N. Çetinkaya
In this study, 21 wine samples obtained from wine manufacturers in Turkey and produced from differentgrape varieties cultivated in different geographical regions, were analysed to determine their resveratrolconcentrations. The HPLC method was used to anal... see more