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 MiB2834
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1475
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB959
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB1051
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB1050
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2769
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB951
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB934
Botrytis Rot68 KiB1183
Controlling bunch rot in wine grapes in the San Joaquin Valley0.1 MiB1214
EARLY BOTRYTIS ROT OF GRAPES AND ITS CONTROL0.5 MiB3348
GRAPEGROWING0.3 MiB4355
UCCE Sacramento County chemical bunch rot trials0.5 MiB1172
Aids in setting up a calendar of operations92 KiB1223
Costs to produce wine grapes in San Joaquin County0.1 MiB1133
Sample Costs to produce organic wine grapes in the North Coast with an annually sown cover crop 19921.5 MiB2358
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2834
Leaf removal in winegrape production0.3 MiB1093
Vineyard canopy management practices for improving grapevine microclimate, fruit composition, and wine quality1.0 MiB1735
Wine grape canopy management practices in the San Joaquin Valley0.4 MiB1190
Crown Gall persists in California0.2 MiB1094
Another fungus needs control0.4 MiB1254
Diseases0.2 MiB1313
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB951
Laboratory testing for grapevine diseases0.7 MiB1065
Powdery mildew disease of grapevines0.7 MiB1053
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2256
Preventing possible groundwater contamination through management efforts0.2 MiB1173
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1068
Control of Eutypa dieback of grapes0.4 MiB1166
Eutypa dieback of apricot and grape in California1.2 MiB1180
Influence of vine trellis training systems on growth, yield, fruit composition, and Eutypa incidence in Cabernet Sauvignon0.6 MiB1095
Understanding and treating Eutypa dieback of apricots0.5 MiB3617
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2256
How to appraise and correct vineyard biological problems that cause decline1.8 MiB997
Herbicide classification and mode of action0.4 MiB2025
Susceptibility of weeds to herbicides0.2 MiB879
Weeds: Integrated Pest Management0.8 MiB1077
Leafroll disease of grapevines0.5 MiB1401
Leafroll virus hits clean-stock program0.1 MiB809
Mealybugs in California vineyards 20060.4 MiB1050
Black measles in California0.5 MiB1450
Researchers find link between sun and wine component0.1 MiB956
Mechanical harvesting of grapes for the winery1.4 MiB1453
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB88
TAILGATE TALK: High Cordon Trellising0.8 MiB88
Nematodes0.3 MiB1333
28977_GrowerNewsletter_R2:Layout 1 8/26/13 8:55 AM Page 24.3 MiB1441
91.0 MiB1055
AUGUST 20060.2 MiB2710
Come Attend a SWP97 KiB1160
FEBRUARY 20020.1 MiB1005
FEBRUARY 20030.1 MiB1325
FEBRUARY 20061.4 MiB1199
ipm10-09_ipm1-09 8/30/10 7:18 am page 10.3 MiB930
ipm11-10_ipm1-09 11/17/10 12:31 pm page 10.2 MiB1110
JANUARY 20040.1 MiB1154
JANUARY 20050.3 MiB1510
JUNE 20030.1 MiB1637
JUNE 20050.2 MiB1066
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.6 MiB1036
L O D I W I N E G R A P E0.4 MiB1543
L O D I W I N E G R A P E8.7 MiB1471
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 MiB1140
LODI GROWER6.5 MiB2598
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.5 MiB1862
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.6 MiB1251
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION2.6 MiB1435
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION1.2 MiB1045
LODI WINEGRAPE COMMISSION0.3 MiB959
MARCH 20050.2 MiB1095
MAY 20020.2 MiB1325
OCTOBER 20030.1 MiB1154
OCTOBER 20040.2 MiB1108
Research / IPM50 KiB1126
Research / IPM52 KiB1126
the Lodi area.0.1 MiB1434
UPCOMING MEETINGS0.6 MiB1233
year by above average rainfall totals and by cool weather until0.2 MiB919
1 PRACTICAL WINERY & VINEYARD SPRING 20111.1 MiB2244
Center for0.2 MiB2156
Center for0.8 MiB1670
Center for0.4 MiB1513
Center for0.3 MiB1054
Composition of grapes0.3 MiB1162
Copyright © 2011 by the author(s). Published here under license by the Resilience Alliance.0.6 MiB2769
Dormant Planting Season Information 199473 KiB1052
Glossary: Viticulture0.3 MiB1467
Grapevine physiology: How does a grapevine make sugar?0.8 MiB1479
I. Cover page2.4 MiB1652
Modreation i s the key to preventing herbicide resistance0.4 MiB960
Morphology and taxonomy of grapevines0.2 MiB2936
Physiology and productivity of the grapevine1.2 MiB1320
Warning on the use of chemicals72 KiB947
Weed Science Test0.3 MiB1103
A preemergence weed control trial in three year old Cabarnet Sauvignon grapes 19990.1 MiB1166
A weather network to support crop disease management decisions0.8 MiB1118
Average Willamette Mite and Grape Leafhopper counts for 1996-19970.1 MiB907
Bug alert for the Grape Leaf Skeletonizer (GLS)0.2 MiB927
Calibrating Vine Sprayers0.4 MiB3726
Calibration of herbicide sprayers0.3 MiB1234
Grape Weed Control1.1 MiB1045
IPM Program Update0.3 MiB1074
IPM Program Update-19930.6 MiB1025
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB959
Selected technical data for some common home and garden pesticides1.5 MiB1770
Sidebar: Vine surgery tested as management strategy for Botryosphaeria0.2 MiB1085
Simplified key to families of common California spiders0.8 MiB1068
Some common natural enemies in vineyards0.3 MiB1041
Symptoms of herbicide injury1.1 MiB5713
Vegetation management in grapes0.4 MiB1249
Wine grape and walnut weed control research progress report 19910.7 MiB1020
Phomopsis cane and leaf spot of grapes1.3 MiB1063
Phomopsis rears its ugly head again0.1 MiB946
A genetic map of Vitis vinifera: a foundation for improving the management of disease and flavor0.8 MiB1296
Pierce's Disease in the North Coast0.4 MiB2098
Pierce's Disease Q & A0.4 MiB1251
New research findings on the control of grapevine powdery mildew0.2 MiB1081
Powdery mildew weapons near 19930.8 MiB959
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1664
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1388
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2256
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB825
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB10210
Field budding and the care of the budded grapevine0.7 MiB1623
T-bud grafting of grapevines0.2 MiB932
The production of certified grape stock1.7 MiB1426
Vineyard propagation0.6 MiB3200
Vineyard propagation87 KiB1062
Cordon length can influence fruit composition0.4 MiB1237
Cordon or cane pruning? 19960.2 MiB2834
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19930.6 MiB1056
Evaluation of different severities of mechanical and hand pruning of Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay grapevines for productivity, fruit composition and wine quality 19950.7 MiB1073
Mechanical and minimal pruning in winegrape production 19960.4 MiB1331
Pruning and mechanization 200637 KiB1037
Pruning and training grapevines0.9 MiB3338
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1327
Training grapevines0.4 MiB1447
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB951
Grapevine red blotch disease 20130.5 MiB934
Borner Rootstock Patent0.3 MiB1775
Breeding Vitis rupestris X Muscadinia rotundifolia rootstocks to control Xiphinema index and fanleaf degeneration0.4 MiB1391
Complex parentage including Vitis vinifera0.2 MiB979
Cultural control of phylloxera in existing vineyards by root system conversion0.7 MiB1074
Effect of rootstock on the composition and quality of wines from the Scion Chardonnay0.5 MiB1185
EFFECTS OF SEVERAL NEMATODE-RESISTANT0.8 MiB2363
Effects of rootstock and spacing on root distrbution0.6 MiB1702
Grape rootstock varieties1.7 MiB1710
Grape rootstocks show promise in North Coast0.4 MiB968
History of Teleki rootstocks and origin of 5C, SO40.4 MiB1379
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 MiB1344
New grape rootstocks with broad and durable nematode resistance0.9 MiB1500
Potential interactions between rootstocks and grapevine latent viruses0.5 MiB1448
Resistance of rootstocks to the virus transmitting nematode Xiphinema index0.3 MiB1774
Root Mapping: An investigation of grape rootstocks below ground0.3 MiB1136
Roots and root function0.7 MiB3748
Rootstock selection0.2 MiB979
Rootstocks on trial0.1 MiB923
Selected grapevine rootstock characteristics0.1 MiB1123
Structure and physiology of the grapevine0.4 MiB1133
Use of phylloxera-resistant rootstocks in California 19940.7 MiB963
Viticulture research field seminar0.4 MiB986
American Vineyard Foundation research report 19911.2 MiB1079
Balanced soil fertility management in wine grape vineyards1.1 MiB4489
Big Valley grapes exhibit potassium deficiency symptoms0.2 MiB966
BORON DEFICIENCY IN CALIFORNIA VINEYARDS1.6 MiB2592
Commercial sources of plant food used in vineyards67 KiB817
Dynamics of potassium release from potassium-bearing minerals as influenced by oxalic and citric acids1.0 MiB1498
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1475
Fertilizer value of grape pomace 19780.1 MiB2256
Improving nitrogen fertilizer efficiency in winegrapes: application timing comparisons and refinement of critical tissue analysis levels in four important cultivars0.4 MiB1077
Influence of potassium deficiency and temporary potassium deficiency on nitrogen metabolism in leaves and berries of wine grapes0.4 MiB1025
Interactions Between Mycorrhizal Fungi, Soil0.9 MiB2930
Managing phosphorus deficiency in vineyards1.6 MiB3699
MARCH/APRIL 2006 10.4 MiB6626
MKP0.6 MiB973
Monopatassium phosphate as a fertilizer component for liquid and suspension fertilizers (Ammoniating MKP solutions)2.4 MiB4223
Nature of the beast0.4 MiB934
Nitrate contamination of groundwater in from fertilizer: A review of state programs0.5 MiB1018
Nitrogen requirements, use-efficiency 19940.4 MiB974
Phosphate expectations0.1 MiB829
Postharvest application of nitrogen in vineyards0.2 MiB1014
Potassium fixation and its significance for California crop production 20111.1 MiB2244
Soil-specific Potassium management in the Lodi winegrape region 20136.4 MiB1410
Use of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) analysis to describe microbial communities in soil0.3 MiB1231
Use of tissue analysis in viticulture0.5 MiB2958
Vineyard Fertilization0.3 MiB1562
Vineyard nutrient needs vary with rootstocks and soils0.8 MiB1417
Evaluation of wine grape varieties for Lodi0.6 MiB1040
Variety Observation Trial 20050.6 MiB1156
Zinfandel Heritage Clone Evaluation 20100.2 MiB1086
Are barn owls a biological control for gophers? Evaluating effectiveness in vineyards and orchards0.4 MiB1387
Attracting Barn Owls to farms1.4 MiB1711
Pocket gophers1.2 MiB1800
Summary of California studies analyzing the diet of barn owls0.4 MiB1027
Vertebrate pest management in orchards0.7 MiB1608
Vertebrate pests in vineyards0.9 MiB1342
Two golden rules of vitivculture0.4 MiB1896
1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 20001.4 MiB7972
Costs of establishing a wine grape vineyard in San Joaquin County0.2 MiB1067
Planting a vineyard with cuttings0.6 MiB1063
THE POTENTIAL OF WINE-GRAPE PRODUCTION IN0.4 MiB2531
Tissue analysis- A guide to grapevine fertilization0.2 MiB1923
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION0.8 MiB1782
Grapevine red blotch disease 20120.4 MiB951
Involvement of viroids in grapvine diseases: Impact on clonal variation, vine performance, and wine quality0.7 MiB856
Latent viruses in vines sting growers0.2 MiB921
Meristem tip culturing for the elimination of grapevine viruses0.7 MiB1052
News backgrounder: Sick California grapevines may have viruses0.2 MiB975
Ribavirin 1993 year-end report0.5 MiB967
The Davis grapevine virus collection0.6 MiB958
Vine failure can be caused by latent viruses0.5 MiB1161
Estimating Soil Moisture0.6 MiB1475
MAY/JUNE 2000 20.7 MiB2475
The role of veraison in berry drought tolerance 19950.4 MiB1051
When understanding irrigation- many things are to be considered!1.0 MiB1032
Winegrape water use and the effects of water deficits 20000.4 MiB1050
Frost protection for North Coast vineyards1.7 MiB952
Frost recovery in vineyards0.2 MiB955
Microsprayer frost protection in vineyards1.1 MiB2238
Preventing frost damage in vineyards0.7 MiB1122
Spring frost damage0.1 MiB1060
Mechanical weeding in the vine row0.5 MiB1610
Study guide for agricultural pest control advisers on weed control1.8 MiB991
1 JULY/AUGUST 20060.1 MiB2446
EFFECT OF ETHEPHON0.2 MiB3489
Effect of crop level and crop load on growth, yield, must and wine composition, and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon 19850.7 MiB1664
Effect of leaf to fruit ratio on fruit quality and shoot development in 'carignane' and 'zinfandel' wiunegrapes0.4 MiB1168
EFFECTS OF CROP LEVEL ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND0.6 MiB3129
Factors affecting soluble solids, acid, pH, and color in grapes 19860.5 MiB1388
Grape cluster sun exposure and wine phenolics1.1 MiB1238
GRAPE JUICE INDICATORS FOR PREDICTION OF POTENTIAL WINE0.4 MiB3350
Integrated evolution of trellis training systems and machines to improve grape quality and vintage quality of mechanized Italian vineyards1.4 MiB1873
pH=Quality 19840.5 MiB825
Some effects of overcropping on wine quality0.6 MiB3137
THE GENERAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POTASSIUM,0.5 MiB10210
The influence of sunlight on grape berry growth and composition varies during fruit development80 KiB1095