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 MiB2583
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1375
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB866
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB983
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB981
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2534
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB885
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB872
Botrytis Rot68 KiB1103
Controlling bunch rot in wine grapes in the San Joaquin Valley0.1 MiB1128
EARLY BOTRYTIS ROT OF GRAPES AND ITS CONTROL0.5 MiB3111
GRAPEGROWING0.3 MiB4068
UCCE Sacramento County chemical bunch rot trials0.5 MiB1105
Aids in setting up a calendar of operations92 KiB1139
Costs to produce wine grapes in San Joaquin County0.1 MiB1054
Sample Costs to produce organic wine grapes in the North Coast with an annually sown cover crop 19921.5 MiB2107
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2583
Leaf removal in winegrape production0.3 MiB1009
Vineyard canopy management practices for improving grapevine microclimate, fruit composition, and wine quality1.0 MiB1650
Wine grape canopy management practices in the San Joaquin Valley0.4 MiB1119
Crown Gall persists in California0.2 MiB1020
Another fungus needs control0.4 MiB1095
Diseases0.2 MiB1215
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB885
Laboratory testing for grapevine diseases0.7 MiB1002
Powdery mildew disease of grapevines0.7 MiB978
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2089
Preventing possible groundwater contamination through management efforts0.2 MiB1100
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1008
Control of Eutypa dieback of grapes0.4 MiB1076
Eutypa dieback of apricot and grape in California1.2 MiB1066
Influence of vine trellis training systems on growth, yield, fruit composition, and Eutypa incidence in Cabernet Sauvignon0.6 MiB1018
Understanding and treating Eutypa dieback of apricots0.5 MiB3244
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2089
How to appraise and correct vineyard biological problems that cause decline1.8 MiB938
Herbicide classification and mode of action0.4 MiB1904
Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides0.2 MiB813
Weeds: Integrated Pest Management0.8 MiB1013
Leafroll disease of grapevines0.5 MiB1297
Leafroll virus hits clean-stock program0.1 MiB747
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB981
Black measles in California0.5 MiB1301
Researchers find link between sun and wine component0.1 MiB864
Mechanical harvesting of grapes for the winery1.4 MiB1271
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB9
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB7
Nematodes0.3 MiB1260
28977_GrowerNewsletter_R2:Layout 1 8/26/13 8:55 AM Page 24.3 MiB1352
91.0 MiB938
AUGUST 20060.2 MiB2557
Come Attend a SWP97 KiB1019
FEBRUARY 20020.1 MiB925
FEBRUARY 20030.1 MiB1228
FEBRUARY 20061.4 MiB1104
ipm10-09_ipm1-09 8/30/10 7:18 am page 10.3 MiB844
ipm11-10_ipm1-09 11/17/10 12:31 pm page 10.2 MiB1009
JANUARY 20040.1 MiB1045
JANUARY 20050.3 MiB1408
JUNE 20030.1 MiB1535
JUNE 20050.2 MiB980
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.6 MiB951
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.4 MiB1409
L O D I W I N E G R A P E8.7 MiB1368
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 MiB1046
LODI GROWER6.5 MiB2461
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.5 MiB1743
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.6 MiB1169
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION2.6 MiB1335
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.2 MiB949
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.3 MiB866
MARCH 20050.2 MiB1000
MAY 20020.2 MiB1231
OCTOBER 20030.1 MiB1073
OCTOBER 20040.2 MiB1005
Research / IPM50 KiB1021
Research / IPM52 KiB1034
the Lodi area.0.1 MiB1308
UPCOMING MEETINGS0.6 MiB1139
year by above average rainfall totals and by cool weather until0.2 MiB841
1 PRACTICAL WINERY & VINEYARD SPRING 20111.1 MiB2079
Center for0.2 MiB2016
Center for0.8 MiB1502
Center for0.4 MiB1390
Center for0.3 MiB972
Composition of grapes0.3 MiB1079
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2534
Dormant Planting Season Information 199473 KiB989
Glossary: Viticulture0.3 MiB1371
Grapevine physiology: How does a grapevine make sugar?0.8 MiB1335
I. Cover page2.4 MiB1573
Modreation i s the key to preventing herbicide resistance0.4 MiB877
Morphology and taxonomy of grapevines0.2 MiB2738
Physiology and productivity of the grapevine1.2 MiB1182
Warning on the use of chemicals72 KiB878
Weed Science Test0.3 MiB983
A preemergence weed control trial in three year old Cabarnet Sauvignon grapes 19990.1 MiB1092
A weather network to support crop disease management decisions0.8 MiB1023
Average Willamette Mite and Grape Leafhopper counts for 1996-19970.1 MiB833
Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS)0.2 MiB863
Calibrating Vine Sprayers0.4 MiB3514
Calibration of herbicide sprayers0.3 MiB1152
Grape Weed Control1.1 MiB946
IPM Program Update0.3 MiB1011
IPM Program Update-19930.6 MiB960
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB866
Selected technical data for some common home and garden pesticides1.5 MiB1682
Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria0.2 MiB974
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1008
Some common natural enemies in vineyards0.3 MiB920
Symptoms of herbicide injury1.1 MiB5467
Vegetation management in grapes0.4 MiB1161
Wine grape and walnut weed control research progress report 19910.7 MiB935
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot of grapes1.3 MiB974
Phomopsis rears its ugly head again0.1 MiB886
A genetic map of Vitis vinifera: a foundation for improving the management of disease and flavor0.8 MiB1187
Pierce's Disease in the North Coast0.4 MiB1910
Pierce's Disease Q & A0.4 MiB1138
New research findings on the control of grapevine powdery mildew0.2 MiB975
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB866
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1562
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1301
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2089
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB707
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB9391
Field budding and the care of the budded grapevine0.7 MiB1505
T-bud grafting of grapevines0.2 MiB871
The production of certified grape stock1.7 MiB1308
Vineyard propagation0.6 MiB2857
Vineyard propagation87 KiB986
Cordon length can influence fruit composition0.4 MiB1171
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2583
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19930.6 MiB981
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19950.7 MiB1002
Mechanical and minimal pruning in winegrape production 19960.4 MiB1133
Pruning and mechanization 200637 KiB957
Pruning and training grapevines0.9 MiB3194
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1223
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1335
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB885
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB872
Borner Rootstock Patent0.3 MiB1660
Breeding Vitis rupestris X Muscadinia rotundifolia rootstocks to control Xiphinema index and fanleaf degeneration0.4 MiB1317
Complex parentage including Vitis vinifera0.2 MiB918
Cultural control of phylloxera in existing vineyards by root system conversion0.7 MiB1002
Effect of rootstock on the composition and quality of wines from the Scion Chardonnay0.5 MiB1116
EFFECTS OF SEVERAL NEMATODE-RESISTANT0.8 MiB2197
Effects of rootstock and spacing on root distrbution0.6 MiB1576
Grape rootstock varieties1.7 MiB1516
Grape rootstocks show promise in North Coast0.4 MiB911
History of Teleki rootstocks and origin of 5C, SO40.4 MiB1268
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 MiB1259
New grape rootstocks with broad and durable nematode resistance0.9 MiB1382
Potential interactions between rootstocks and grapevine latent viruses0.5 MiB1356
Resistance of rootstocks to the virus transmitting nematode Xiphinema index0.3 MiB1650
Root Mapping: An investigation of grape rootstocks below ground0.3 MiB1064
Roots and root function0.7 MiB3570
Rootstock selection0.2 MiB923
Rootstocks on trial0.1 MiB854
Selected grapevine rootstock characteristics0.1 MiB1031
Structure and physiology of the grapevine0.4 MiB972
Use of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks in California 19940.7 MiB892
Viticulture research field seminar0.4 MiB917
American Vineyard Foundation research report 19911.2 MiB995
Balanced soil fertility management in wine grape vineyards1.1 MiB4178
Big Valley grapes exhibit potassium deficiency symptoms0.2 MiB890
BORON DEFICIENCY IN CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS1.6 MiB2407
Commercial sources of plant food used in vineyards67 KiB745
Dynamics of potassium release from potassium-bearing minerals as influenced by oxalic and citric acids1.0 MiB1335
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1375
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2089
Improving nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in winegrapes: application timing comparisons and refinement of critical tissue analysis levels in four important cultivars0.4 MiB1000
Influence of potassium deficiency and temporary potassium deficiency on nitrogen metabolism in leaves and berries of wine grapes0.4 MiB943
Interactions Between Mycorrhizal Fungi, Soil0.9 MiB2749
Managing phosphorus deficiency in vineyards1.6 MiB3452
MARCH/APRIL 2006 10.4 MiB6335
MKP0.6 MiB900
Monopatassium phosphate as a fertilizer component for liquid and suspension fertilizers (Ammoniating MKP solutions)2.4 MiB3940
Nature of the beast0.4 MiB861
Nitrate contamination of groundwater in from fertilizer: A review of state programs0.5 MiB922
Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 19940.4 MiB881
Phosphate expectations0.1 MiB754
Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards0.2 MiB942
Potassium fixation and its significance for California crop production 20111.1 MiB1893
Soil-specific Potassium management in the Lodi winegrape region 20136.4 MiB1326
Use of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis to describe microbial communities in soil0.3 MiB1165
Use of tissue analysis in viticulture0.5 MiB2874
Vineyard Fertilization0.3 MiB1468
Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils0.8 MiB1309
Evaluation of wine grape varieties for Lodi0.6 MiB946
Variety Observation Trial 20050.6 MiB1045
Zinfandel Heritage Clone Evaluation 20100.2 MiB1007
Are barn owls a biological control for gophers? Evaluating effectiveness in vineyards and orchards0.4 MiB1288
Attracting Barn Owls to farms1.4 MiB1603
Pocket gophers1.2 MiB1633
Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls0.4 MiB942
Vertebrate pest management in orchards0.7 MiB1516
Vertebrate pests in vineyards0.9 MiB1241
Two golden rules of vitivculture0.4 MiB1778
1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 20001.4 MiB7431
Costs of establishing a wine grape vineyard in San Joaquin County0.2 MiB973
Planting a vineyard with cuttings0.6 MiB971
THE POTENTIAL OF WINE-GRAPE PRODUCTION IN0.4 MiB2389
Tissue analysis- A guide to grapevine fertilization0.2 MiB1825
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION0.8 MiB1668
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB885
Involvement of viroids in grapvine diseases: Impact on clonal variation, vine performance, and wine quality0.7 MiB791
Latent viruses in vines sting growers0.2 MiB836
Meristem tip culturing for the elimination of grapevine viruses0.7 MiB962
News backgrounder: Sick California grapevines may have viruses0.2 MiB902
Ribavirin 1993 year-end report0.5 MiB900
The Davis grapevine virus collection0.6 MiB899
Vine failure can be caused by latent viruses0.5 MiB1070
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1375
MAY/JUNE 2000 20.7 MiB2249
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB983
When understanding irrigation- many things are to be considered!1.0 MiB936
Winegrape water use and the effects of water deficits 20000.4 MiB954
Frost protection for North Coast vineyards1.7 MiB843
Frost recovery in vineyards0.2 MiB887
Microsprayer frost protection in vineyards1.1 MiB2045
Preventing frost damage in vineyards0.7 MiB1032
Spring frost damage0.1 MiB986
Mechanical weeding in the vine row0.5 MiB1515
Study guide for agricultural pest control advisers on weed control1.8 MiB902
1 JULY/AUGUST 20060.1 MiB2230
EFFECT OF ETHEPHON0.2 MiB3276
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1562
Effect of leaf to fruit ratio on fruit quality and shoot development in 'carignane' and 'zinfandel' wiunegrapes0.4 MiB1094
EFFECTS OF CROP LEVEL ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND0.6 MiB2893
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1301
Grape cluster sun exposure and wine phenolics1.1 MiB1164
GRAPE JUICE INDICATORS FOR PREDICTION OF POTENTIAL WINE0.4 MiB3178
Integrated evolution of trellis training systems and machines to improve grape quality and vintage quality of mechanized Italian vineyards1.4 MiB1693
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB707
Some effects of overcropping on wine quality0.6 MiB2927
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB9391
The influence of sunlight on grape berry growth and composition varies during fruit development80 KiB1023