LIBRARY
We support the development of the industry by promoting the benefits of new grape varieties, mechanisation and trellis drying.
Welcome to the Dried Fruits Australia digital library.
The library gives DFA members access to dried grape industry knowledge and information, accumulated over several decades.
Here you will find hundreds of reports, research papers, best practice information sheets, books, and past issues of the Vine magazine and its predecessor Dried Fruits News.
Use the search bar or category buttons below to find the information you need.
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The Fruitfulness of Grapebuds II. – The Variability in Bud Fruitfulness in Ten Cultivars over Four Seasons
In this article: The fruitfulness of buds of canes from ten cultivars Vitis vinifera [...]
Use of Nitrogen and Potassium Reserves during Growth of Grapevine Cuttings
In this article: Examines changes that occur in both N and K when dormant [...]
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In this article: Changes in the amounts of growth substances in the berry before [...]
Evidence for Genetic Difference in Berry Weight between Sultana Vines
In this article: Reproducable differences in yield between individual Sultana vines have been demonstrated [...]
Starch Synthetises from Vitis vinifera and Zea mays
In this article: ADPglucose: α-1,4-glucan α-4-glucosyltransferase (starch synthetases) from leaves of Vitas vinifera and [...]
Climatic Factors and Fruitfulness in Grapevines
In this article: Buttrose identifies climatic factors affecting flower initiation in woody perennial fruit [...]
The Affinity for Oxygen of Polyphenoloxidase in Grapes
In this article: The influence of oxygen on the reaction of polyphenoloxidase in grapes [...]
Enzymes of Starch Metabolism in Leaves and Berries of Vitis vinifera L.
In this article: Leaves of grapevine usually contain appreciable amounts of starch. Although starch [...]
The Fruitfulness of Grapebuds I. Measuring Bud Fruitfulness of Forced Single Node Cuttings
In this article: Single-node cutting of a number of cultivars of Vitis vinifera L., [...]
Is Abscisic Acid Involved in Stomatal Response to Carbon Dioxide?
In this article: ABA causes stomatal closure when applied to turgid leaves, while stomatal [...]
Stomata and Starch in Grape Berries
In this article: Grape berries have a slight but measureable photosynthetic activity which falls [...]
Is Abscisic Acid Involved in Stomatal Response to Carbon Dioxide?
In this article: A project was established to investigate the impact of different rootstocks [...]
Les Enzymes du Raisin du Vin – Leur Evolution au Cours des Traitements Technologiques
In this article: (In addition to publication in the journal, was presented at the [...]
Long Term Response Of Sultana Vines To Harvest Pruning
In this article: Earlier reports had described a method harvesting and drying Sultana grapes, [...]
Surface Wax Structure in Fresh And Dried Sultana Grapes
In this article: A project was established to investigate the impact of different rootstocks [...]
Surface Wax Structure in Fresh And Dried Sultana Grapes
In this article: The surface wax of the drying grape sultana has been examined [...]
