Estimating Soil Moisture

Estimating Soil Moisture by United States Department of Agriculture, USDA_IWM_1998.pdf (0.6 MiB) - First Sentence: Irrigation Water Management (IWM) is applying water according to crop needs in an amount that can be stored in the plant root zone of the soil.

Fertilizer value of grape pomace 1978

Fertilizer value of grape pomace 1978 by James J. Kissler, Kissler_Grape_Pomace_1978.pdf (0.1 MiB) - First Sentence: Grape pomace is the grape seeds and skins left over from winery operations. Farmers have been using pomace as a fertilizer for years. The big question...

Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards

Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards by R. Keith Striegler, Striegler_Postharvest_Nitrogen_1993.pdf (0.2 MiB) - First Paragraph: Nitrogen (N) is a major constituent of organic compounds in plants. Amino acids, proteins, nucleic acids and many secondary...

Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 1994

Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 1994 by Larry E. Williams, Williams_Nitrogen_Efficiency_1994.pdf (0.4 MiB) - First Paragraph: The nitrogen requirements of Thompson seedless grapevines and utilization of N for vine growth from the soil, fertilizers and vine...

Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils

Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils by Jean-Jacques Lambert, Michael A. Anderson, James A. Wolpert, Lambert_Nutrientneeds_2012.pdf (0.8 MiB) - First two sentences: Sustainable vineyard fertilization can lead to cost savings while protecting the...

Phosphate expectations

Phosphate expectations by Robert C. Dixon, Dixon_Phosphate_1993.pdf (0.1 MiB) - First Paragraph: I have counted at least 22 factors which influence the effectiveness of phosphatic fertilizers for increasing plant growth, yields and quality. These factors include soil...

Use of tissue analysis in viticulture

Use of tissue analysis in viticulture by Peter Christensen, Christensen_TissueAnalysis_Unknownyear.pdf (0.5 MiB) - First three sentences: Tissue analysis in vineyard nutrition is much more effective and reliable than soil analysis. Soil analysis does not give an...

Vineyard Fertilization

Vineyard Fertilization by James J. Kissler, Kissler_VineyardFertilization_Unknownyear.pdf (0.3 MiB) - A guide to the proper use of the chemical elements essential to plant growth.