Influence of high temperature on phenology, metabolism and the fate of axillary buds and inflorescences in grapevine. Subtropical regions in Australia, due to a warm climate, land and water availability, have the potential to produce a variety of agricultural produce, particularly fruit, to meet market demand. However adoption of fruit crops, many of which, including table grape, have temperate origins, requires intensive management. Despite years of agronomic R&D, production remains variable du ....Influence of high temperature on phenology, metabolism and the fate of axillary buds and inflorescences in grapevine. Subtropical regions in Australia, due to a warm climate, land and water availability, have the potential to produce a variety of agricultural produce, particularly fruit, to meet market demand. However adoption of fruit crops, many of which, including table grape, have temperate origins, requires intensive management. Despite years of agronomic R&D, production remains variable due to a lack of fundamental knowledge on how climate impacts on the development cycle, particularly flowering, required to produce fruit. This proposal will carry out basic research to provide knowledge that will enable consistent production and expansion of table grape and other temperate crop industries.Read moreRead less
Environment, Management and Compositional Quality of Fruit and Wine of the Grapevine, 'Chardonnay". This project seeks to maintain Australia`s competitive edge in the ultra premium and icon global wine market by seeking to identify new objective descriptors for Chardonnay. These can then be applied across the full spectrum of sites, climates and management for this variety. It comprises three sub-programs that are integrated with vineyard and winery management: 1, natural product chemistry of fr ....Environment, Management and Compositional Quality of Fruit and Wine of the Grapevine, 'Chardonnay". This project seeks to maintain Australia`s competitive edge in the ultra premium and icon global wine market by seeking to identify new objective descriptors for Chardonnay. These can then be applied across the full spectrum of sites, climates and management for this variety. It comprises three sub-programs that are integrated with vineyard and winery management: 1, natural product chemistry of fruit, 2, fine-scale, vine biology in relation to site, season and management, and 3, complex systems analyses applying modern database, multivariate and data-mining technologies to assess and communicate visually, the key drivers of compositional quality.Read moreRead less