SOUTH AFRICA WINE RESEARCH LIBRARY

Project number: PATHSOL GP 24-01
Project leader: Prof. Gerhard Pietersen
This study aims to select GLRaV-3-resistant rootstocks of the six most vital rootstock cultivars, establish them, verify their resistance, and make them widely available to the industry.

Project number: PATHSOL GP 24-02
Project leader: Prof Gerhard Pietersen
This project aims to develop ELISA tests to detect GLRaV-1 and GLRaV-2 and, if successful, combine them into a GLRaV1, -2, & -3 cocktail ELISA, which can detect all three viruses within a single test.

Project number: SU-SS AH 24-01
Project leader: Dr A Hardie-Pieters
This study will evaluate and compare major types of organic fertilisers to conventional ones and their impact on soil quality and winegrape production.

Project number: SAGWRI JT 24-01
Project leader: Dr JL Aleixandre-Tudo
The project aims to develop a portable device that can measure important grape analytes in the vineyard during ripening.

Project number: P04000060-2024
Project leader: Prof Melané Vivier
This project aims to expand upon prior research efforts to obtain new Pinotage clones and perform viticultural and oenological assessments on selected groups of vines.

Project title: Generating high-resolution, vine-specific actual evapotranspiration maps at daily intervals by combining crop coefficients, weather station data and satellite imagery. Project number: SU-GEO TS 24-01 Project leader: Dr TO Southey Institution: Department...

Project number: GENUS MC 24-01
Project leader: Dr M. Campa
This study aims to establish a hand-held, field-deployable device for detecting GLRaV-3 under field conditions.

Project number: FShip P04000340
Project leader: Dr Francois van Jaarsveld
This project aims to allow for additional analytical capacity and investigate the effectiveness of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) as a cost-effective screening tool for the authentication of wines, including all variations caused by grape cultivar, geographic location, and vintage. FT-IR and other methods in the authenticity studies will be compared and validated for their feasibility for the local authentication of South African wines.

Project number: SAGWRI WDT 24-01
project leader: Prof Wessel du Toit
The project aims to obtain new information on how to improve the quality and stability of de-alc wines.

Project number: SAGWRI MAV 24-01
Project leader: Prof Melané Vivier
This project aims to explore ways to ensure the profitability of South African Chenin blanc wines in a multidisciplinary approach, focusing on balancing yield and quality.