Understanding vineyard soils

by White, R. E., (Robert Edwin)

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Title Statements

Full title :Understanding vineyard soils / Robert E. White.

Summary

"With a minimum of scientific jargon, Understanding Vineyard Soils explains the interaction between soils on a variety of parent materials around the world and grapevine growth and wine typicity. The essential chemical and physical processes involving nutrients, water, oxygen and carbon dioxide, moderated by the activities of soil organisms, are discussed. Methods are proposed for alleviating adverse conditions such as soil acidity, sodicity, compaction, poor drainage, and salinity. The pros and cons of organic viticulture are debated, as are the possible effects of climate change. The author explains how sustainable wine production requires winegrowers to take care of the soil and minimize their impact on the environment. This book is a practical guide for winegrowers and the lay reader who is seeking general information about soils, but who may also wish to pursue in more depth the influence of different soil types on vine performance and wine character"--Publisher's website.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2015
Edition:Second edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2015

The Physical Object

Description:x, 264 pages : : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780199342068, 0199342067
oclc:ocn881910322
LC Classification:S597.G68
Dewey Decimal:634.8

What makes a healthy soil? -- Soil selection and site preparation -- The nutrition of grapevines -- Where the vine roots live -- The living soil -- Putting it all together.