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How well do American viticultural areas correspond with the soil classes in Oregon's northern Willamette Valley? A question for the wine industry

Creator:

Wood, Douglas T.

Abstract:

The specific geography of individual wine growing regions has long been understood to be a significant factor in predicting both a region’s success in producing high quality grapes, and the resulting demand for wines produced from that region's fruit. In the American wine industry, American Viticultural Areas (AVAs) are increasingly...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Effects of cover crop and vineyard floor management on young vine growth, soil moisture, and weeds in an establishing vineyard in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:

Fredrikson, Levi

Abstract:

Five vineyard floor management treatments were evaluated in a young vineyard in western Oregon to better understand the effects on vine growth and nutrition, soil moisture dynamics, and weed control during 2009 and 2010. Treatments included two mulched treatments where mowed alleyway residue was transferred in-row at rates of 1x...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis