Location: Water Management Research
Project Number: 2034-13000-013-015-T
Project Type: Trust Fund Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: May 1, 2024
End Date: Apr 30, 2025
Objective:
Evaluate impacts of shredded vine material as a mulch on vineyard soil health, greenhouse gas emissions, soil moisture status, and yield.
Approach:
i. Deploy a cultural practice that ensures the long-term sustainability of natural resources required for grape production.
ii. Investigate the effects of mulching with shredded vine materials with compost on weed suppression, table grape vines performance, and soil health, moisture retention, and temperature.
iii. Determine if co-application of nitrogen-rich compost with shredded vine material enhances plant available nitrogen in soil
iv. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions associated with disposal of vine pruning materials.
v. Determine which, if any, enhanced soil health metrics correspond to improved market quality or yield of table grapes.
