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 Main Constituents of the Surface Waxes of Varieties and Species of the Genus Vitis
In this article: This investigation was made to show whether differences exist in the [...]
Dormancy and Time of Bud Burst in the Sultana Vine
In this article: Time of bud burst for sultana vines at Merbein has been [...]
The Effect of Temperature on the Ripening of Sultana Grapes
In this article: This paper describes experiments in which single grape clusters were heated. [...]
A Comparison of Cropping Levels in the Sultana
In this article: This work continues from an earlier study on pruning and the [...]
A Column Method for Enzymic Characterization of Coarse Cellular Fractions: Application to Insoluble β-Fructofuranosidase from Grape
In this article: A column method, which is applicable to coarse cellular isolates of [...]
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In this article: Omitting to twist sultana canes around the trellis wire during pruning [...]
Uber die Knospen-und Infloreszentwicklung der Rebe
In this article: Wohl kaum eine Kulturpflanze der gemaJ3igtenZ one wurde durdi den Mensdien [...]
The Composition of Grape Cuticle Wax
In this article: The cuticle wax of the grape is was found to be [...]
Fruit Bud Initiation
In this article: Environmental effects on flower initiaion are discussed, such as nutrition, water, light, and [...]
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In this article: Gives an overview of dried grape production in Australia. Rainfall and [...]
The Relation between Weather and Fruitfulness of the Sultana Vine
In this article: The percentage of fruitful buds on sultanas is shown to be [...]
Versuche zur Kultur isolierter Beeren der Rebe
In this article: Die Untersuchung verschiedener Probleme ,der Entwidclung und des Stoffwechsels reifender Friichte wir;d [...]
Studies of the fine structure of the wax layer of sultana grapes
In this article: The paper illustrates and describes the arrangement of the wax layer [...]
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In this article: A technique is described by which mature fruit has been produced [...]
The effect of shading on fruitfulness and yield in the sultana
In this article: Two shading experiments on the Sultana are described. In the main [...]
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In this article: The colourful story of the Australian dried fruits industry - written [...]
