Soil, Water & Crop Quality

Projects

May 8, 2025

Expanding the Use of Under-Vine Cover Crops in Vineyards

Key Concepts • Growers are interested in alternative under-vine management techniques as part of a movement toward environmental stewardship. • Under-vine covers crops are an alternative to the use of…

In Progress

Soil, Water & Crop Quality

April 1, 2023

Vegetation management for long-term productivity and enhanced ecosystem services in Canadian semi-arid vienyards

This research is about finding ways to use the natural and cultivated plants (non-crop vegetation) in vineyards alleys and rows to enhance the environment sustainability, and the yield and quality…

Completed

Soil, Water & Crop Quality, Management of Grapevine Diseases

March 31, 2023

Using groundcover to control soil borne pathogens in grapevines

Objectives: a) assess existing ground cover management/disease incidence in the Okanagan wine growing region; b) develop ground cover mixes (and management) that reduce root disease; c) test (b), and monitor…

Completed

Soil, Water & Crop Quality

March 31, 2023

Water and nutrient management strategies, and health promoting natural products can reduce the competition between grapevine and cover crops and enhance health and productivity of vineyards

The focus of this study is on water and nutrient management for Canadian vineyards. Specific objectives: a) to investigate Subsurface Water Retention Technology (SWRT) and biochar-compost mixture inter-row application for…

Completed

Management of Grapevine Diseases, Soil, Water & Crop Quality, Crop Protection & Monitoring

March 19, 2023

Spatial characterization of terroir and other vineyard attributes using GIS imaging tools

Objective: a) update and modernize the Viticulture GIS and vineyard map inventory for BC, and define vineyard soil textural classes for vineyard blocks to guide irrigation and N recommendations based…

Completed

Soil, Water & Crop Quality

March 31, 2018

Vineyard Irrigation Management

New vineyard irrigation regimes will be developed that simultaneously enhance environmental sustainability and fruit quality for winemaking. The regimes will be tailored to selected rootstocks and will combine drip and…

Completed

Soil, Water & Crop Quality

January 19, 2012

Overcoming plant nutrient limitations

Grapevine nutrition is a critical factor impacting the health of the vine, the quality of the wine and the environment. Yeast assimilable nitrogen content (YANC) plays a critical role in…

Completed

Soil, Water & Crop Quality

January 19, 2012

Fine-Tuning Irrigation Rates and Frequency

Irrigation is a necessity for practically all crops grown in the Okanagan and Similkameen valleys of British Columbia, where the bulk of the wine grape production is located. Due to…

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