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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In this article: Mechanisation of dried vine fruit production is an integral element in [...]
The Vine- 2008 Vol 4 Issue 5 May/June
In this edition:Anti-dumping action taken against Greek currantsADFA growers to start organic pilot programReform of [...]
The Vine- 2008 Vol 4 Issue 4 March/April
In this edition:Drought information service for horticulture;Immigration package to tackle skills shortage;Phylloxera outbreak in the [...]
Evaluation of new rootstocks for dried sultanas – final report
In this article: A project was established to investigate the impact of different rootstocks [...]
The Vine- 2008 Vol 4 Issue 3 Jan/Feb
In this edition:Grower strategies to cope with drought;Effect of in-row spacing on dried grape yield [...]
Pollen Fertility and Berry Setting Behaviour of the Grape Variety Carina
In this article: Carina is a significant grape variety grown in Australia to produce [...]
The Vine- 2007 Vol 4 Issue 2 Nov/Dec
In this edition:Report on International Conference of Dried Grape Producing Countries;2008 Dried fruit prices announced;Dried [...]
The Vine – 2007 Vol 4 Issue 1 Sep/Oct
In this edition:"Water remains the big issue"ADFA celebrates 100 yearsGrowers’ Open ForumProcessor report: Sunbeam FoodsFederal [...]
Developing mechanised dried grape production in Western Australia
In this article:This report contains the results of a project to develop mechanical harvesting of [...]
Rootstock Effects on Salt Tolerance of Irrigated Field Grown Grapevines (Vitis vinifera L cv. Sultana) 3. Fresh Fruit Composition and Dried Grape Quality
In this article:Field-grown vines of cv. Sultana on either their own roots or grafted to [...]
Sprinklers to drippers – Impacts on grapevine root architecture
The size and structure of a grapevine's root system is likely to have a profound [...]
A systematic approach to breeding
In this article: Problems associated with high vigour rootstocks currently used for dried fruit [...]
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In this article: HAL project no. DG3004. The future success of the dried grape [...]
The Vine – 2007 Vol 3 Issue 6 July/Aug
In this edition:Marketing update - Economic sustainability projectDrought updatePlant Health Australia levy 2007 Vol 3 [...]
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In this article: (In: The Vine) Progress report summary on project DG03007. This project [...]
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In this article: (In: The Vine) Progress summary on project DG04003 for 2007. The [...]
