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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Use of Carbohydrate Reserves During Growth from Cuttings of Grape Vine
In this article: Changes in the carbohydrate status of cuttings of vines (Vitis vinifera [...]
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In this article: By selecting suitable cuttings and rooting under mist in a heated [...]
The Effect of Direction of Shoot Growth on Fruitfulness and Yield of Sultana Vines
In this article: In a previous paper (May 1960) an experiment was described where [...]
Reproducible Differences in Yield between Sultana Vines
In this article: Clonal selection has been widely adopted for the improvement of wine [...]
The Effect of Root Temperature on Development of Small Fruiting Sultana Vines
In this article: In the present experiment the roots of sultana vines were kept [...]
The Effect of Reducing Leaf Area on the Growth of Roots, Stems and Berries of Gordo Grape Vines
In this article: The experiment described below was an attempt to measure the effect [...]
β-Fructofuranosidase from Grape Berries. II. Solubilization of a Bound Fraction
In this article: This communication reports on a specific effect of borate ions in [...]
Test-Plants for Investigations of the Physiology of Fruiting in Vitis vinifera L.
In this article: Experimental work on the physiology of fruiting in woody plants is [...]
The Surface Lipids of Fresh and Processed Raisins
In this article: The surface lipids of the grapes from varieties used for the [...]
β-Fructofuranosidase from Grape Berries
In this article: This paper reports a considerable purification of grape invertase and show [...]
The Effect of Irrigation and Rolling on Nocturnal Air Temperatures in Vineyards
Results are presented of some comparative measurements of air temperature made in spring in 1960 [...]
The Effect of High Temperature Regimes or Short Periods of Water Stress on Development of Small Fruiting Sultana Vines
Poor fruit set of sultanas in the Murray Valley is sometimes attributed to excessively high [...]
Reduction of Loss of Moisture by the Cuticle Wax Components of Grapes
In this article: A project was established to investigate the impact of different rootstocks [...]
The Surfaces Waxes of the Sultana Vine (Vitis vinifera cv. Thompson Seedless)
In this article: The surface wax from leaves, fruits, and stems of the sultana [...]
Reducing Inflorescence Formation by Shading Individual Sultana Buds
In this article: For four seasons, individual buds developing on sultana vines in the [...]
Production of Dark Coloured Sultanas by Sun-Drying in Australia
In this article: Dark coloured. undipped sultanas were produced by sun-drying on the ground. [...]
