Viticulture Library

What is the Library?

Welcome to the Lodi Winegrape Commission’s Viticulture Library. The Library is meant to be a user-friendly resource for accessing practical and scientific articles about vineyard management. The Library includes a searchable database of hundreds of articles organized into a number of categories. Click HERE for a list of categories. The Library houses a wide range of articles from cutting-edge research to early publications dating back to the 1960’s. The Library is a living resource, meaning that new articles are added frequently.

How does one use the Library?

Using the Library is simple. The search engine recalls articles by title, author, year of publication, and topic. Simply type a key term into the search field, and click “Search.” For example, to learn more about soil nutrition, search for “nitrogen” or “compost”. To learn how to control a specific pest, search for “bunch rot” or “botrytis.” Searching for “Paul” or “Verdegaal” retrieves all articles on record authored by our UCCE county farm adviser. Once you find an interesting article, you can read it online or download it as a PDF (drag your cursor to the bottom right of your screen and a download prompt will pop-up).

The Lodi Winegrape Commission thanks those who have contributed documents to the Library:

  • John Kautz Farms
  • Progressive Viticulture
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Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2281
Estimating soil moisture by feel and appearance 19980.6 MiB1264
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB788
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB926
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB919
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB826
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB821
Innovation, cooperation, and the perceived benefits and costs of sustainable agriculture practices 20110.6 MiB2222
Botrytis Rot68 KiB1034
Cluster elongation to control bunch rot in winegrapes0.3 MiB3856
Controlling bunch rot in wine grapes in the San Joaquin Valley0.1 MiB1064
Early botrytis rot of grapes and its control0.5 MiB2896
UCCE Sacramento County chemical bunch rot trials0.5 MiB1045
Sample Costs to produce organic wine grapes in the North Coast with an annually sown cover crop 19921.5 MiB1921
Aids in setting up a calendar of operations92 KiB1071
Costs to produce wine grapes in San Joaquin County0.1 MiB965
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2281
Leaf removal in winegrape production0.3 MiB945
Vineyard canopy management practices for improving grapevine microclimate, fruit composition, and wine quality1.0 MiB1574
Wine grape canopy management practices in the San Joaquin Valley0.4 MiB1015
Crown Gall persists in California0.2 MiB944
Another fungus needs control0.4 MiB1015
Diseases0.2 MiB1108
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB826
Laboratory testing for grapevine diseases0.7 MiB935
Powdery mildew disease of grapevines0.7 MiB897
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB1945
Preventing possible groundwater contamination through management efforts0.2 MiB1031
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB937
Control of Eutypa dieback of grapes0.4 MiB1005
Eutypa dieback of apricot and grape in California1.2 MiB962
Influence of vine trellis training systems on growth, yield, fruit composition, and Eutypa incidence in Cabernet Sauvignon0.6 MiB920
Understanding and treating Eutypa dieback of apricots0.5 MiB2963
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB1945
How to appraise and correct vineyard biological problems that cause decline1.8 MiB884
Herbicide classification and mode of action0.4 MiB1806
Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides0.2 MiB744
Weeds: Integrated Pest Management0.8 MiB934
Leafroll disease of grapevines0.5 MiB1200
Leafroll virus hits clean-stock program0.1 MiB691
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB919
Black measles in California0.5 MiB1181
Researchers find link between sun and wine component0.1 MiB763
Mechanical harvesting of grapes for the winery1.4 MiB1097
Nematodes0.3 MiB1177
LWC Grower Newsletter April 200050 KiB933
LWC Grower Newsletter April 20071.5 MiB1646
LWC Grower Newsletter April 20100.1 MiB1225
LWC Grower Newsletter April 20136.5 MiB2362
LWC Grower Newsletter August 200152 KiB948
LWC Grower Newsletter August 20060.2 MiB2435
LWC Grower Newsletter August 20091.0 MiB851
LWC Grower Newsletter August 20134.3 MiB1275
LWC Grower Newsletter December 200297 KiB929
LWC Grower Newsletter Fall 20110.6 MiB868
LWC Grower Newsletter February 20020.1 MiB857
LWC Grower Newsletter February 20030.1 MiB1143
LWC Grower Newsletter February 20061.4 MiB1023
LWC Grower Newsletter January 20040.1 MiB953
LWC Grower Newsletter January 20050.3 MiB1308
LWC Grower Newsletter January 20090.3 MiB781
LWC Grower Newsletter July 20070.6 MiB1098
LWC Grower Newsletter July 20100.2 MiB753
LWC Grower Newsletter June 20030.1 MiB1447
LWC Grower Newsletter June 20050.2 MiB899
LWC Grower Newsletter March 20050.2 MiB920
LWC Grower Newsletter March 20081.2 MiB877
LWC Grower Newsletter May 20020.2 MiB1139
LWC Grower Newsletter May 20090.1 MiB956
LWC Grower Newsletter November 20072.6 MiB1243
LWC Grower Newsletter November 20100.2 MiB911
LWC Grower Newsletter October 20030.1 MiB998
LWC Grower Newsletter October 20040.2 MiB938
LWC Grower Newsletter October 20080.6 MiB1060
LWC Grower Newsletter October 20090.3 MiB778
LWC Grower Newsletter Spring 20128.7 MiB1275
LWC Grower Newsletter Summer 20110.4 MiB1303
Composition of grapes0.3 MiB1000
Defining sustainable viticulture from the practitioner perspective1.1 MiB1948
Dormant Planting Season Information 199473 KiB925
Glossary: Viticulture0.3 MiB1245
Grapevine physiology: How does a grapevine make sugar?0.8 MiB1215
Innovation, cooperation, and the perceived benefits and costs of sustainable agriculture practices 20110.6 MiB2222
Learning pathways for sustainable vineyard and winery management2.4 MiB1486
Learning pathways in viticulture management0.2 MiB1869
Modreation i s the key to preventing herbicide resistance0.4 MiB826
Morphology and taxonomy of grapevines0.2 MiB2632
Physiology and productivity of the grapevine1.2 MiB1041
Sustainability practice adoption and management goals of Central Coast, CA winegrape growers0.4 MiB1317
Sustainability programs in the Central Coast viticulture region of California: winegrape grower perceptions and participation0.3 MiB905
Warning on the use of chemicals72 KiB811
Weed Science Test0.3 MiB904
Winegrower perceptions of sustainability programs in Lodi, California0.8 MiB1386
A preemergence weed control trial in three year old Cabarnet Sauvignon grapes 19990.1 MiB1007
A weather network to support crop disease management decisions0.8 MiB956
Average Willamette Mite and Grape Leafhopper counts for 1996-19970.1 MiB770
Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS)0.2 MiB802
Calibrating Vine Sprayers0.4 MiB3363
Calibration of herbicide sprayers0.3 MiB1071
Grape Weed Control1.1 MiB869
IPM Program Update0.3 MiB958
IPM Program Update-19930.6 MiB890
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB788
Selected technical data for some common home and garden pesticides1.5 MiB1594
Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria0.2 MiB900
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB937
Some common natural enemies in vineyards 0.3 MiB843
Symptoms of herbicide injury1.1 MiB5351
Vegetation management in grapes0.4 MiB1098
Wine grape and walnut weed control research progress report 19910.7 MiB873
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot of grapes1.3 MiB915
Phomopsis rears its ugly head again0.1 MiB818
A genetic map of Vitis vinifera: a foundation for improving the management of disease and flavor0.8 MiB1111
Pierce's Disease in the North Coast0.4 MiB1726
Pierce's Disease Q & A0.4 MiB909
New research findings on the control of grapevine powdery mildew0.2 MiB893
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB788
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1434
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1224
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB1945
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB633
The general relationship between potassium, sodium and pH in grape juice and wine 19800.5 MiB8959
Field budding and the care of the budded grapevine0.7 MiB1361
T-bud grafting of grapevines0.2 MiB810
The production of certified grape stock1.7 MiB1218
Vineyard propagation0.6 MiB2644
Vineyard propagation87 KiB932
Cordon length can influence fruit composition0.4 MiB1101
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2281
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19930.6 MiB920
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19950.7 MiB949
Mechanical and minimal pruning in winegrape production 19960.4 MiB1002
Pruning and mechanization 200637 KiB887
Pruning and training grapevines0.9 MiB3100
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1143
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1255
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB826
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB821
Borner Rootstock Patent0.3 MiB1567
Breeding Vitis rupestris X Muscadinia rotundifolia rootstocks to control Xiphinema index and fanleaf degeneration0.4 MiB1250
Complex parentage including Vitis vinifera0.2 MiB864
Cultural control of phylloxera in existing vineyards by root system conversion0.7 MiB932
Effect of rootstock on the composition and quality of wines from the Scion Chardonnay0.5 MiB1036
Effects of rootstock and spacing on root distrbution0.6 MiB1440
Effects of several nematode-resistant rootstocks on vine vigor, crop level, and nutrition with the grape variety, Grenache0.8 MiB2040
Grape rootstock varieties1.7 MiB1336
Grape rootstocks show promise in North Coast0.4 MiB832
History of Teleki rootstocks and origin of 5C, SO40.4 MiB1170
Influence of rootstock and vine spacing on root distribution, vine growth, crop yield, and fruit composition, canopy microclimate and wine quality of Cabernet Sauvignon1.2 MiB1194
New grape rootstocks with broad and durable nematode resistance0.9 MiB1269
Potential interactions between rootstocks and grapevine latent viruses0.5 MiB1297
Resistance of rootstocks to the virus transmitting nematode Xiphinema index0.3 MiB1552
Root Mapping: An investigation of grape rootstocks below ground0.3 MiB992
Roots and root function0.7 MiB3489
Rootstock selection0.2 MiB866
Rootstocks on trial0.1 MiB795
Selected grapevine rootstock characteristics0.1 MiB952
Structure and physiology of the grapevine0.4 MiB857
Use of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks in California 19940.7 MiB843
Viticulture research field seminar0.4 MiB852
American Vineyard Foundation research report 19911.2 MiB934
Balanced soil fertility management in wine grape vineyards1.1 MiB3872
Big Valley grapes exhibit potassium deficiency symptoms0.2 MiB824
Boron deficiency in California vineyards1.6 MiB2241
Commercial sources of plant food used in vineyards67 KiB684
Dynamics of potassium release from potassium-bearing minerals as influenced by oxalic and citric acids1.0 MiB1250
Estimating soil moisture by feel and appearance 19980.6 MiB1264
Fertilizer efficiency for winegrape vineyards 20060.4 MiB6098
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB1945
Improving nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in winegrapes: application timing comparisons and refinement of critical tissue analysis levels in four important cultivars0.4 MiB923
Influence of potassium deficiency and temporary potassium deficiency on nitrogen metabolism in leaves and berries of wine grapes0.4 MiB871
Interactions between mycorrhizal fungi, soil fumigation, and growth of grapes in California0.9 MiB2585
Managing phosphorus deficiency in vineyards1.6 MiB3235
MKP0.6 MiB842
Monopatassium phosphate as a fertilizer component for liquid and suspension fertilizers (Ammoniating MKP solutions)2.4 MiB3771
Nature of the beast0.4 MiB787
Nitrate contamination of groundwater in from fertilizer: A review of state programs0.5 MiB845
Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 19940.4 MiB811
Phosphate expectations0.1 MiB691
Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards0.2 MiB877
Potassium fixation and its significance for California crop production 20111.1 MiB1713
Soil-specific Potassium management in the Lodi winegrape region 20136.4 MiB1270
Use of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis to describe microbial communities in soil0.3 MiB1107
Use of tissue analysis in viticulture0.5 MiB2795
Vineyard Fertilization0.3 MiB1391
Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils0.8 MiB1248
Evaluation of wine grape varieties for Lodi0.6 MiB829
Variety Observation Trial 20050.6 MiB971
Zinfandel Heritage Clone Evaluation 20100.2 MiB931
Are barn owls a biological control for gophers? Evaluating effectiveness in vineyards and orchards0.4 MiB1210
Attracting Barn Owls to farms1.4 MiB1520
Pocket gophers1.2 MiB1521
Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls0.4 MiB883
Vertebrate pest management in orchards0.7 MiB1435
Vertebrate pests in vineyards0.9 MiB1158
Two golden rules of vitivculture0.4 MiB1675
Costs of establishing a wine grape vineyard in San Joaquin County0.2 MiB906
Economics of vineyard design: vine and row spacing, trellising1.4 MiB7079
Planting a vineyard with cuttings0.6 MiB897
Sample costs to establish a vineyard and produce winegrapes 20120.8 MiB1563
The potential of wine-grape production in the San Joaquin Delta area of California0.4 MiB2265
Tissue analysis- A guide to grapevine fertilization0.2 MiB1698
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB826
Involvement of viroids in grapvine diseases: Impact on clonal variation, vine performance, and wine quality0.7 MiB730
Latent viruses in vines sting growers0.2 MiB739
Meristem tip culturing for the elimination of grapevine viruses0.7 MiB897
News backgrounder: Sick California grapevines may have viruses0.2 MiB841
Ribavirin 1993 year-end report0.5 MiB845
The Davis grapevine virus collection0.6 MiB845
Vine failure can be caused by latent viruses0.5 MiB953
Estimating soil moisture by feel and appearance 19980.6 MiB1264
Promoting fruit quality and vine health0.7 MiB2045
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB926
When understanding irrigation- many things are to be considered!1.0 MiB876
Winegrape water use and the effects of water deficits 20000.4 MiB873
Frost protection for North Coast vineyards1.7 MiB773
Frost recovery in vineyards0.2 MiB813
Microsprayer frost protection in vineyards1.1 MiB1908
Preventing frost damage in vineyards0.7 MiB968
Spring frost damage0.1 MiB928
Mechanical weeding in the vine row0.5 MiB1414
Study guide for agricultural pest control advisers on weed control 1.8 MiB829
"Extended" winegrape ripening 20060.1 MiB2065
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1434
Effect of ethephon on color and fruit characteristics of 'Tokay' and 'Emperor' table grapes0.2 MiB3062
Effect of leaf to fruit ratio on fruit quality and shoot development in 'carignane' and 'zinfandel' wiunegrapes0.4 MiB1022
Effects of crop level on chemical composition and headspace volatiles of Lodi Zinfandel grapes and wines0.6 MiB2686
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1224
Grape cluster sun exposure and wine phenolics1.1 MiB1090
Grape juice indicators for prediction of potential wine quality. Relationship between crop level, juice and wine composition, and wine sensory ratings and scores0.4 MiB2886
Integrated evolution of trellis training systems and machines to improve grape quality and vintage quality of mechanized Italian vineyards1.4 MiB1566
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB633
Some effects of overcropping on wine quality0.6 MiB2687
The general relationship between potassium, sodium and pH in grape juice and wine 19800.5 MiB8959
The influence of sunlight on grape berry growth and composition varies during fruit development 80 KiB972