"shiraz" - South Africa Wine Research Library

Study of Association of RSPaV-SY and GVB with Shiraz Decline-Affected Shiraz Clone 99B

Project Number: PPRI GOS 03
Project leader: Goszczynski, D E Burger, J T
Shiraz cultivar earns its popularity worldwide from the exceptional quality of the wine it produces. Recently, a new disorder severely affecting Shiraz plants has been...

Sequencing and Sequence Analysis of Divergent Molecular Variants of GVA Associated with Shiraz Disease

Project Number: PPRI GOS 01
Project leader: Goszczynski, D E
Shiraz disease is highly destructive in Shiraz, Merlot, Gamay, Malbec and Viognier cultivars in South Africa. Infected plants never recover, and die within 3-5 years. First...

Investigation of the Virus Status of Grapevines cv. Shiraz Clone 99 Affected with Shiraz Decline Disorder Using Molecular Methods

Project Number: PPRI GOS 02
Project leader: Goszczynski, D E
Vitivirus and Foveavirus specific RT-PCR amplification of dsRNA, extracted from a nucleus plant of Shiraz clone 99B infected with Shiraz decline, followed by cloning...

Determination of optimal grape and wine quality of Shiraz/Richter 99 and the relationship with seasonal variation in leaf and berry metabolism, as affected by microclimate

Project Number: WW 12-23
Project leader: Hunter, J J
Research was done on a Shiraz/R99 vineyard in the Stellenbosch region with the purpose of defining environmental, canopy and grape parameters that may be…

Determination of a possible viral aetiology of Shiraz disease

Project Number: WW 07-07
Project leader: Goszczynski, D E
Shiraz disease (SD) is highly destructive disease of Vitis vinifera cvs. Shiraz, Merlot, Malbec and Gamay in South Africa. Canes of grapevines affected by Shiraz disease…

Construction of cDNA clones of the genetic variants of grapevine virus A and grapevine virus B associated with Shiraz disease and corky bark disease to confirm the aetiologies of these diseases

Project Number: P06000064
Project leader: Goszczynski, D E
Shiraz disease (SD) and corky bark disease (CB) are of concern to grapevine industries worldwide. SD is highly destructive on local, noble grapevine cultivars Shiraz...

The Use of Local Knowledge Relating to Vineyard Performance to Identify Terroirs for Chardonnay and Shiraz in a Subregion of the Robertson Valley

Project Number: DVO VAC 02
Project leader: Carey, V A
Terroir studies in South Africa have been focussed on the Stellenbosch district and on Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon blanc in order to determine suitable...

The effect of row orientation, soil water status and ripeness level on the physiological, viticultural and enological performance of Shiraz/101-14 Mgt

Project Number: 100557
Project leader: Hunter, J J
Climate change is a global concern. Drier and warmer conditions may be expected in future. South Africa is considered a water scarce country and stored water may...

The effect of row direction on the physiological, viticultural and enological performance of Shiraz/101-14 Mgt

Project Number: WW 12-20
Project leader: Hunter, J J
The aim of the project is to determine the physiological, viticultural and enological effects of row direction, to make recommendations regarding the direction of planting…

The Construction of an Infectious Clone of Grapevine Virus A

Project Number: GENUS 01-05
Project leader: Burger, J T
Shiraz decline is an emerging disease of grapevine in the Western Cape with very distinctive symptoms, and a crippling effect in vineyards. Infected vines deteriorate...