Understanding Vineyard Soils - 2nd Edition

An introduction to viticulture and soil science for both amateur vineyard growers and scientists.

Sommario

• Table of Contents


• Foreword


• Preface


• 1 What Makes a Healthy Soil?


• 2 Soil Selection and Site Preparation


• 3 The Nutrition of Grapevines


• 4 Where the Vine Roots Live


• 5 The Living Soil


• 6 Putting It All Together


• Appendices


• References


• Index

Info autore

Robert White has had an outstanding international career in soil, water and nutrient management for more than 40 years. After working for many years in broad-acre agriculture, he turned his attention to the fascinating interaction between soil and the flavor and aromas of wines world-wide, a topic that happily marries sensory pleasure with science.

Riassunto

An introduction to viticulture and soil science for both amateur vineyard growers and scientists.

Testo aggiuntivo

This is a solid addition to viticulture literature...Recommended.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert E White, Robert E. White
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 26.03.2015
• EAN: 9780199342068
• ISBN: 978-0-19-934206-8
• Pagine: 280
• Dimensioni: 168 mm x 243 mm x 20 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Biologia > Agricoltura, giardinaggio; silvicoltura, pesca, alimentazione