This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.
The purpose of the residential school is to provide an opportunity to revise the main theoretical grapevine physiology concepts taught in this subject and to provide a framework for an authentic and rich experience to relate those theoretical concepts to hands-on skill development and applications to grapevine performance and management.
During the residential school students will have an opportunity to develop skills in field measurements of photosynthesis and leaf and shoot development using whole grapevines and measuring carbohydrate reserves in excised grapevine roots and shoots in relation to vine balance and the production of grapes fit for purpose. Students will also develop skills in assessing vineyards for variability.