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Project Number: IWBT-P 14-01
Project leader: Vivier, M A
Several grapevine lines have been developed through breeding programmes i.e. the rootstock breeding programme of the Department of Viticulture and Enology, clonal…
Project Number: IWBT 2015-01
Project leader: Vivier, M A
It is widely accepted that the changing climate could have profound impacts on agriculture. The proposed study will use state-of-the art technologies to study and…
Project Number: IWBT 16-01
Project leader: Vivier, M A
Wine production is a complex multi-step process. The difficulty to control the individual steps and accurately define the composition of the different raw materials…
Project Number: GENUS BvA 18-01
Project leader: Van Asch, B
Three eriophyoid mite (Acari: Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae) species of economic importance on grapevines are currently recognized…
Project title: CRISPR-1: Grapevine genome editing: development of tools and implementation of the technology
Project Number: FShip GenUS 17-02
Project leaders: Vivier, M & Burger, J
This project is a proof of concept study to be the foundation for further research. Researchers can potentially target economically important traits like drought tolerance and virus resistance in grapevine.
Project Number: FFLY AFRICA 2016
Project leader: Baard, C W L
The aims of the research is to establish the extent to which fruit flies cause crop losses in the wine industry as well as the financial impact of these…
Project Number: DVO 07
Project Leader: Carlos Poblete-Echeverría
Several fast and noninvasive computer vision and remote sensing techniques were implemented to assess grapevine features.
Project Number: P04000022
Project Leader: Howell, C L
The use of diluted winery wastewater has been investigated in a previous WRC and Winetech funded project (Myburgh & Howell, 2014). However, this project only…
Project Number: P04000060
Project leader: Burger, P
Traditional cross-breeding, especially in a heterozygous crop like grapevine, is not suited to improve or alter single or limited characteristics of an existing…
Project Number: P04000084
Project Leader: Halleen, F
The has been increase in symptoms of Phomopsis in Western Cape vineyards. This phenomenon has been observed in table and wine grapes. Recent research…
Project Number: P04000078
Project leader: Stokwe, N
The grapevine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae), is the dominant mealybug on grapevines in South Africa. It causes direct damage to wine…
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…
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