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
NameSizeHits
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2612
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1388
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB877
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB995
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB989
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2565
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB891
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB878
Botrytis Rot68 KiB1108
Controlling bunch rot in wine grapes in the San Joaquin Valley0.1 MiB1135
EARLY BOTRYTIS ROT OF GRAPES AND ITS CONTROL0.5 MiB3150
GRAPEGROWING0.3 MiB4103
UCCE Sacramento County chemical bunch rot trials0.5 MiB1113
Aids in setting up a calendar of operations92 KiB1146
Costs to produce wine grapes in San Joaquin County0.1 MiB1065
Sample Costs to produce organic wine grapes in the North Coast with an annually sown cover crop 19921.5 MiB2129
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2612
Leaf removal in winegrape production0.3 MiB1015
Vineyard canopy management practices for improving grapevine microclimate, fruit composition, and wine quality1.0 MiB1659
Wine grape canopy management practices in the San Joaquin Valley0.4 MiB1129
Crown Gall persists in California0.2 MiB1026
Another fungus needs control0.4 MiB1105
Diseases0.2 MiB1226
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB891
Laboratory testing for grapevine diseases0.7 MiB1007
Powdery mildew disease of grapevines0.7 MiB983
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2105
Preventing possible groundwater contamination through management efforts0.2 MiB1108
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1015
Control of Eutypa dieback of grapes0.4 MiB1084
Eutypa dieback of apricot and grape in California1.2 MiB1079
Influence of vine trellis training systems on growth, yield, fruit composition, and Eutypa incidence in Cabernet Sauvignon0.6 MiB1026
Understanding and treating Eutypa dieback of apricots0.5 MiB3281
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2105
How to appraise and correct vineyard biological problems that cause decline1.8 MiB943
Herbicide classification and mode of action0.4 MiB1910
Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides0.2 MiB827
Weeds: Integrated Pest Management0.8 MiB1018
Leafroll disease of grapevines0.5 MiB1305
Leafroll virus hits clean-stock program0.1 MiB751
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB989
Black measles in California0.5 MiB1309
Researchers find link between sun and wine component0.1 MiB869
Mechanical harvesting of grapes for the winery1.4 MiB1291
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB17
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB17
Nematodes0.3 MiB1266
28977_GrowerNewsletter_R2:Layout 1 8/26/13 8:55 AM Page 24.3 MiB1362
91.0 MiB956
AUGUST 20060.2 MiB2577
Come Attend a SWP97 KiB1048
FEBRUARY 20020.1 MiB933
FEBRUARY 20030.1 MiB1243
FEBRUARY 20061.4 MiB1116
ipm10-09_ipm1-09 8/30/10 7:18 am page 10.3 MiB858
ipm11-10_ipm1-09 11/17/10 12:31 pm page 10.2 MiB1022
JANUARY 20040.1 MiB1063
JANUARY 20050.3 MiB1421
JUNE 20030.1 MiB1553
JUNE 20050.2 MiB990
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.6 MiB966
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.4 MiB1438
L O D I W I N E G R A P E8.7 MiB1387
L O D I W I N E G R A P E C O M M I S S I O N 90.1 MiB1057
LODI GROWER6.5 MiB2484
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.5 MiB1758
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.6 MiB1176
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION2.6 MiB1350
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.2 MiB965
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.3 MiB885
MARCH 20050.2 MiB1022
MAY 20020.2 MiB1253
OCTOBER 20030.1 MiB1083
OCTOBER 20040.2 MiB1023
Research / IPM50 KiB1028
Research / IPM52 KiB1047
the Lodi area.0.1 MiB1336
UPCOMING MEETINGS0.6 MiB1156
year by above average rainfall totals and by cool weather until0.2 MiB853
1 PRACTICAL WINERY & VINEYARD SPRING 20111.1 MiB2097
Center for0.2 MiB2039
Center for0.8 MiB1524
Center for0.4 MiB1411
Center for0.3 MiB987
Composition of grapes0.3 MiB1088
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2565
Dormant Planting Season Information 199473 KiB994
Glossary: Viticulture0.3 MiB1379
Grapevine physiology: How does a grapevine make sugar?0.8 MiB1349
I. Cover page2.4 MiB1584
Modreation i s the key to preventing herbicide resistance0.4 MiB882
Morphology and taxonomy of grapevines0.2 MiB2751
Physiology and productivity of the grapevine1.2 MiB1196
Warning on the use of chemicals72 KiB886
Weed Science Test0.3 MiB995
A preemergence weed control trial in three year old Cabarnet Sauvignon grapes 19990.1 MiB1098
A weather network to support crop disease management decisions0.8 MiB1031
Average Willamette Mite and Grape Leafhopper counts for 1996-19970.1 MiB840
Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS)0.2 MiB872
Calibrating Vine Sprayers0.4 MiB3547
Calibration of herbicide sprayers0.3 MiB1167
Grape Weed Control1.1 MiB959
IPM Program Update0.3 MiB1019
IPM Program Update-19930.6 MiB966
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB877
Selected technical data for some common home and garden pesticides1.5 MiB1696
Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria0.2 MiB1001
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1015
Some common natural enemies in vineyards0.3 MiB938
Symptoms of herbicide injury1.1 MiB5476
Vegetation management in grapes0.4 MiB1168
Wine grape and walnut weed control research progress report 19910.7 MiB939
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot of grapes1.3 MiB981
Phomopsis rears its ugly head again0.1 MiB894
A genetic map of Vitis vinifera: a foundation for improving the management of disease and flavor0.8 MiB1198
Pierce's Disease in the North Coast0.4 MiB1933
Pierce's Disease Q & A0.4 MiB1154
New research findings on the control of grapevine powdery mildew0.2 MiB984
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB877
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1573
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1314
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2105
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB718
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB9451
Field budding and the care of the budded grapevine0.7 MiB1516
T-bud grafting of grapevines0.2 MiB875
The production of certified grape stock1.7 MiB1312
Vineyard propagation0.6 MiB2885
Vineyard propagation87 KiB995
Cordon length can influence fruit composition0.4 MiB1180
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2612
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19930.6 MiB991
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19950.7 MiB1009
Mechanical and minimal pruning in winegrape production 19960.4 MiB1176
Pruning and mechanization 200637 KiB969
Pruning and training grapevines0.9 MiB3215
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1231
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1346
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB891
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB878
Borner Rootstock Patent0.3 MiB1666
Breeding Vitis rupestris X Muscadinia rotundifolia rootstocks to control Xiphinema index and fanleaf degeneration0.4 MiB1324
Complex parentage including Vitis vinifera0.2 MiB924
Cultural control of phylloxera in existing vineyards by root system conversion0.7 MiB1009
Effect of rootstock on the composition and quality of wines from the Scion Chardonnay0.5 MiB1122
EFFECTS OF SEVERAL NEMATODE-RESISTANT0.8 MiB2213
Effects of rootstock and spacing on root distrbution0.6 MiB1601
Grape rootstock varieties1.7 MiB1540
Grape rootstocks show promise in North Coast0.4 MiB915
History of Teleki rootstocks and origin of 5C, SO40.4 MiB1277
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 MiB1270
New grape rootstocks with broad and durable nematode resistance0.9 MiB1398
Potential interactions between rootstocks and grapevine latent viruses0.5 MiB1366
Resistance of rootstocks to the virus transmitting nematode Xiphinema index0.3 MiB1661
Root Mapping: An investigation of grape rootstocks below ground0.3 MiB1073
Roots and root function0.7 MiB3585
Rootstock selection0.2 MiB928
Rootstocks on trial0.1 MiB859
Selected grapevine rootstock characteristics0.1 MiB1035
Structure and physiology of the grapevine0.4 MiB989
Use of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks in California 19940.7 MiB898
Viticulture research field seminar0.4 MiB920
American Vineyard Foundation research report 19911.2 MiB1003
Balanced soil fertility management in wine grape vineyards1.1 MiB4215
Big Valley grapes exhibit potassium deficiency symptoms0.2 MiB897
BORON DEFICIENCY IN CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS1.6 MiB2437
Commercial sources of plant food used in vineyards67 KiB751
Dynamics of potassium release from potassium-bearing minerals as influenced by oxalic and citric acids1.0 MiB1346
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1388
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2105
Improving nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in winegrapes: application timing comparisons and refinement of critical tissue analysis levels in four important cultivars0.4 MiB1009
Influence of potassium deficiency and temporary potassium deficiency on nitrogen metabolism in leaves and berries of wine grapes0.4 MiB957
Interactions Between Mycorrhizal Fungi, Soil0.9 MiB2775
Managing phosphorus deficiency in vineyards1.6 MiB3477
MARCH/APRIL 2006 10.4 MiB6364
MKP0.6 MiB905
Monopatassium phosphate as a fertilizer component for liquid and suspension fertilizers (Ammoniating MKP solutions)2.4 MiB3955
Nature of the beast0.4 MiB871
Nitrate contamination of groundwater in from fertilizer: A review of state programs0.5 MiB932
Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 19940.4 MiB890
Phosphate expectations0.1 MiB764
Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards0.2 MiB948
Potassium fixation and its significance for California crop production 20111.1 MiB1928
Soil-specific Potassium management in the Lodi winegrape region 20136.4 MiB1332
Use of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis to describe microbial communities in soil0.3 MiB1175
Use of tissue analysis in viticulture0.5 MiB2883
Vineyard Fertilization0.3 MiB1476
Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils0.8 MiB1318
Evaluation of wine grape varieties for Lodi0.6 MiB963
Variety Observation Trial 20050.6 MiB1057
Zinfandel Heritage Clone Evaluation 20100.2 MiB1016
Are barn owls a biological control for gophers? Evaluating effectiveness in vineyards and orchards0.4 MiB1302
Attracting Barn Owls to farms1.4 MiB1611
Pocket gophers1.2 MiB1646
Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls0.4 MiB952
Vertebrate pest management in orchards0.7 MiB1531
Vertebrate pests in vineyards0.9 MiB1249
Two golden rules of vitivculture0.4 MiB1790
1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 20001.4 MiB7490
Costs of establishing a wine grape vineyard in San Joaquin County0.2 MiB988
Planting a vineyard with cuttings0.6 MiB981
THE POTENTIAL OF WINE-GRAPE PRODUCTION IN0.4 MiB2404
Tissue analysis- A guide to grapevine fertilization0.2 MiB1831
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION0.8 MiB1686
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB891
Involvement of viroids in grapvine diseases: Impact on clonal variation, vine performance, and wine quality0.7 MiB795
Latent viruses in vines sting growers0.2 MiB847
Meristem tip culturing for the elimination of grapevine viruses0.7 MiB967
News backgrounder: Sick California grapevines may have viruses0.2 MiB906
Ribavirin 1993 year-end report0.5 MiB905
The Davis grapevine virus collection0.6 MiB906
Vine failure can be caused by latent viruses0.5 MiB1087
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1388
MAY/JUNE 2000 20.7 MiB2283
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB995
When understanding irrigation- many things are to be considered!1.0 MiB946
Winegrape water use and the effects of water deficits 20000.4 MiB959
Frost protection for North Coast vineyards1.7 MiB850
Frost recovery in vineyards0.2 MiB893
Microsprayer frost protection in vineyards1.1 MiB2065
Preventing frost damage in vineyards0.7 MiB1041
Spring frost damage0.1 MiB991
Mechanical weeding in the vine row0.5 MiB1530
Study guide for agricultural pest control advisers on weed control1.8 MiB914
1 JULY/AUGUST 20060.1 MiB2250
EFFECT OF ETHEPHON0.2 MiB3302
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1573
Effect of leaf to fruit ratio on fruit quality and shoot development in 'carignane' and 'zinfandel' wiunegrapes0.4 MiB1099
EFFECTS OF CROP LEVEL ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND0.6 MiB2933
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1314
Grape cluster sun exposure and wine phenolics1.1 MiB1168
GRAPE JUICE INDICATORS FOR PREDICTION OF POTENTIAL WINE0.4 MiB3196
Integrated evolution of trellis training systems and machines to improve grape quality and vintage quality of mechanized Italian vineyards1.4 MiB1717
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB718
Some effects of overcropping on wine quality0.6 MiB2948
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB9451
The influence of sunlight on grape berry growth and composition varies during fruit development80 KiB1033