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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Fruit Splitting in Grapes: Determination of the Critical Turgor Pressure
In this article: A technique was devised to measure the internal turgor pressure required [...]
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In this article: The for and against arguements for mechanical harvesting are given. Vine [...]
Experimental Temperature Profiles In Sultanas
In this article: When packed sultanas, at an initially uniform temperature, are exposed to [...]
A Simple Method for Demonstrating Macroscopically the Location of Polyphenolic Compounds in Grape Berries
In this article: It is known that the skins, seeds and vascular tissue contain [...]
Natural Occurrence and Photosynthetic Utilisation of Sunflecks by Grapevine Leaves
In this article: The frequency and duration of sunflecks (= I cm2) were recorded [...]
The Response of Vine Leaf Photosynthesis to Shoot Tip Excision and Stem Cincturing
In this article: It is theorised that shoot tips could photosynthetically be largely self [...]
Vine Breeding at Merbein
In this article: Describes the program at the CSIRO's Division of Horticultural Research to [...]
The Significance of Vine Breeding at Merbein for Australian Viticulture
In this article: The importance of breeding new varities of grapevine and traits that [...]
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In this article: Reports on trials of trellis arrangements new to Australia. Supplies information [...]
A Comparative Study of Cytokinin Levels in Bleeding Sap of Vitis vinifera (L.) and the Two Grapevine Rootstocks, Salt Creek and 1613
In this article: Bleeding sap from field-grown vines of Sultana, growing either on their [...]
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In this article: Provides information on methods of deriving crop forecasts and how they [...]
The Effect of RInging on Cytokinin Activity in Shoot of the Grape Vine
In this article: Ringing (removal of a ring of bark from the base of [...]
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In this article: Provides a brief history of viticulture in Australia, and the climate, soil [...]
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In this article: A method of obtaining systematic records of the growth arising at [...]
Hormonal effects on Sugar Release from Vine Canes
In this article: Disbudded sections were prepared from 1-year-old vine canes which had been [...]
Effects of Temperature on Accumulation of Starch or Lipid in Chloroplasts of Grapevine
In this article: This report describes a case where the surplus energy in the [...]
