NEWS

The Australian dried grape industry strives for innovation, ensuring its processes are efficient, sustainable and fair.
Stay updated on the latest dried grape industry news.
Grapevine Rootstocks for Australian Conditions
In this article: The aim of CSIRO's rootstock breeding program is to develop new [...]
Physiological control of vine water use
In this article: This paper considers some of the physiological factors controlling water use [...]
Light (minimal) Pruning Enhances Expression of Higher Yield from Clones of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultana following Thermotherapy for Virus Attenuation
In this article: High-yielding clones of Sultana (syn. Thompson Seedless) were grown in a [...]
Trends in Sultana Production and Utilisation in Australia
In this article: In common with all grape varieties, crop development in Sultana is [...]
Improved adoption of integrated pest and disease management strategies by dried fruit growers – final report DAV79 1995-1998
In this article: DFRDC project DAV79 Objectives: • Determine current practices and identify barriers [...]
Salinity effects on vines and wines
In this article: The electrical conductivity of irrigation water used for grape production in [...]
Sultana fruitfulness and yield as influenced by season, rootstock and trellis type
In this article: Field-grown vines (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultana) were examined for their [...]
Influence of salinity on the transpiration efficiency of grafted and ungrafted grapevines
In this article: The aim of the experiment reported in this paper was to [...]
Sultana fruitfulness and yield: responses to rootstock and nitrogen supply
In this article: Nitrogen supply to irrigated Sultana grapevines on own roots or on [...]
Effect of Moisture Adjustment on Weight of Dried Fruit
In this article: The earliest reported fertiliser response trials on irrigated Sultana (syn. Thompson [...]
Nitrogen dynamics in irrigated grapevines (Vitis vinifera)
In this article: The size of annual and perennial N pools of irrigated grapevines [...]
Sunmuscat Performance on Rootstocks (Season 2001 update)
In this article: The new seedless variety. Sunmuscat, is being grown or considered by [...]
Sultana raisin production
In this article: The chapter focuses on modern techniques for the production of light [...]
Adoption of mechanised dried vine fruit production systems
In this article: Funded by Dried Fruits Research and Development Corporation project no. DAV [...]
The impact of grower practices on final dried vine fruit quality
In this article:Quality characteristics of sultana fruit samples, which were collected from commercial packers or [...]
Evaluation of new rootstocks for dried sultana
In this article: Funded by Dried Fruits Research and Development Corporation project no. DAV [...]
Sunmuscat Performance on Rootstocks (Preliminary results)
In this article: The new seedless variety, Sunmuscat, is currently being grown by many [...]
Light and Temperature Effects on Shoot Fruitfulness in Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sultana: Influence of Trellis Type and Grafting
In this article: Fruit bud initiation in Sultana is more sensitive to climatic factors [...]





