Crop thinning of merlot - a Queensland perspective

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Kennedy, Ursula J.. 2010. "Crop thinning of merlot - a Queensland perspective." Australian Viticulture. 14 (1), pp. 27-28.
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Crop thinning of merlot - a Queensland perspective

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AuthorKennedy, Ursula J.
EditorsLogan, Sonya
Journal TitleAustralian Viticulture
Journal Citation14 (1), pp. 27-28
Number of Pages2
Year2010
Place of PublicationAdelaide, Australia
Web Address (URL)http://www.winebiz.com.au
Abstract

Merlot is one of the major wine grapes planted in Queensland, however with the wine industry in Queensland being relatively new there is limited knowledge of best practice for production of quality fruit for wine production in the state. Timing of crop thinning has been shown to influence grape quality (Filippetti et al. 2007) and this practice is commonly employed by growers in the state to manipulate fruit and wine quality. A trial was thus carried out in the 2008 season to investigate the influence of pea size and véraison crop thinning on yield and fruit quality of Merlot in two commercial vineyards located in Queensland’s Granite Belt and South Burnett.

KeywordsQueensland; merlot; crop thinning; quality
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020300803. Horticultural crop improvement (incl. selection and breeding)
300805. Oenology and viticulture
350715. Quality management
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Byline AffiliationsUniversity of Southern Queensland
Institution of OriginUniversity of Southern Queensland
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