Guidelines for Managing Soil Salinityin Groundwater Irrigated Vineyards
Date Issued:2012-11-01
Abstract
Key Findings for NPSI Project CIF5121: 1. Ensuring rainfall flushes salt is the key to sustaining supplementary irrigation with saline groundwater 2. At 24 years of age, salt excluding rootstocks have equal or better yield than own rooted vines and half the fruit chloride 3. Soil water extractors give fast and cheap guidance on vineyard salinity status