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Enabling technologies & genetic resources logo
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Enabling technologies & genetic resources

Wine Australia

This project will provide the capability to enable gene function to be verified, which will facilitate the development of perfect markers for grapevine breeding. Genetic transformation will be used to verify the function of important genes that, in turn, will allow perfect markers to be designed with a high level...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

South Australia, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food

Physiology of root:shoot interactions logo
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Physiology of root:shoot interactions

Wine Australia

Rootstock effects on grapevine scion vigour and fruit composition are driven by a variety of root-to-shoot signals, which vary further depending on the rootstock:scion combination. This project will use a mechanistic understanding of root to shoot communication (e.g. vigour control, hormone signalling) to develop comprehension of the role of rootstock...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

South Australia, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food

Adjusting grape berry ripening to suit a changing climate: plant growth regulator-based solutions logo
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Adjusting grape berry ripening to suit a changing climate: plant growth regulator-based solutions

Wine Australia

Control of the initiation and progression of ripening can alleviate problems associated with increasingly narrow harvest windows and undesirable shifts in the timing of the ripening phase. The aim of this project is to further develop, optimise and commercialise the use of pre-veraison plant growth regulator (PGR) applications to control...

1 Jul 2017 - 30 Jun 2022

South Australia, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food

New digital technologies for managing winegrape production and quality logo
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New digital technologies for managing winegrape production and quality

Wine Australia

This project will develop and field test a shortlist of digital technologies for grapegrowers that provide more accurate and faster measurements of yield, canopy structure, early detection of disease, and crop condition and composition. The project has evolved to include the further development of the CSIRO-developed ProxiCrop thermal sensor for...

1 Apr 2020 - 30 Jun 2022

South Australia, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food

Grapevine germplasm variety identification logo
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Grapevine germplasm variety identification

Wine Australia

This project will validate the name and DNA profile of the grapevine varieties in Australia’s two largest germplasm collections, held by CSIRO and SARDI, that hold up to 80% of the unique material in Australia. DNA will be extracted from grapevine tissue samples taken from a unique variety set and...

1 Jun 2016 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) Agriculture and Food

Benchmarking regional and subregional influences on Shiraz fine wines logo
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Benchmarking regional and subregional influences on Shiraz fine wines

Wine Australia

The sensory properties of Shiraz wines from regions across Australia will be determined to identify the attributes associated with typicality from the regions. Typicality and regionality of fine Shiraz wines will be identified using comprehensive sensorial profiling of a selection of wines chosen by an expert panel of winemakers. Specific...

9 Jan 2017 - 31 Dec 2020

South Australia, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Determining thresholds for bunch rot tolerance in wine and detection of unwanted fungal aromas logo
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Determining thresholds for bunch rot tolerance in wine and detection of unwanted fungal aromas

Wine Australia

The project will determine the impact of fungal physiology and growth on the formation of unwanted compounds in bunch rot affected grapes, provide recommendations on thresholds for bunch rot contamination in relation to wine quality, evaluate techniques for the rapid analysis of bunch rot contamination of grapes and provide recommendation...

1 Jul 2018 - 30 Jun 2021

South Australia, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Vine nutrition logo
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Vine nutrition

Wine Australia

Nutrition is a costly and important part of managing a vineyard, impacting on vine growth, crop yield, berry composition and ultimately, wine quality. The nutritional health of vines is usually measured through testing the plant petiole, the stalk that attaches a leaf to the plant stem, but results can take...

1 Jul 2018 - 31 Dec 2021

South Australia, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

The impact of metal speciation on the development, shelf-life and sensory properties of wine logo
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The impact of metal speciation on the development, shelf-life and sensory properties of wine

Wine Australia

The aim of this project is to develop a better understanding of how the presence of different metal species can influence ageing of bottled wine and provide options to minimise detrimental influences of metals through wine production processes. Metal ions are naturally present in grapes and wine and are often...

1 Apr 2018 - 31 Dec 2022

South Australia, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)

Managing wine pH in a changing climate logo
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Managing wine pH in a changing climate

Wine Australia

This project aims to better understand the relationship between potassium levels in soil, vine and berry, and berry composition and wine acidity. While potassium is integral to grape berry growth and development, it is well established that potassium - along with a decline in malate - has adverse effects on...

1 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2022

South Australia, Australia

Charles Sturt University (CSU)