Project Number
P04000068
Project title
The maintenance and expansion of a genetic source for vines
Project leader
Burger, P
Project description
This project is responsible for the maintenance and expansion of the South African national grape genebank. It involves:
- Maintaining field genebanks and a backup repository
- Importing promising cultivars for winemaking and breeding purposes
- Adding newly imported accessions and newly locally bred accessions to the genebank
- Supplying plant material to local plant improvement organisations and to institutions abroad on request
- Propagating backup plants of accessions that are dying in field genebanks
- Ampelographical description of cultivars for authentication
- DNA fingerprinting of accessions in the genebank
- Viticultural and oenological evaluation of promising wine grape cultivars
Articles
Van Schalkwyk, D. 2010. Suid-Afrikaanse wingerdstok genebank by LNR Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, WineLand, Mnth Sep (p. 102)
Bester, C, Tobutt, K R, Mansvelt, E L, Blomerus, L M, Jolly, N P, Pieterse, W, Smit, L, Van Schalkwyk, D. 2013. The value and impact of the ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij genebanks, Acta Horticulturae, v. 2 (1007) (p. 975-980)
Van Schalkwyk, D. 2013. The impact of climate change on the bud and flowering dates of grapevine cultivars at ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij in Stellenbosch, Wynboer Technical Yearbook, (p. 62-66)
Article.pdf
Van Schalkwyk, D, Schmidt, A. 2016. Minder bekende rooiwynkultivars. (Deel 1) WineLand, Mnth Jan (p. 82-84)
Article.pdf
Van Schalkwyk, D, Schmidt, A. 2016. Minder bekende rooiwyn-kultivars (Deel 2) WineLand, Mnth Feb (p. 66-68)
Article.pdf
Note
Maintenance project for other projects. Continuous funding.