This subject contains a 3 day Compulsory Residential School.
Students will develop skills in field measurements of shoot and leaf functioning and development, including key parameters related to the leaf photosynthetic capacity as affected by the vine water supply and nutrient status. Students will also gain practical insights into the measurement and interpretation of carbohydrate distribution and utilisation in grapevines in relation to vine balance and the production of grapes fit for purpose. Students will additionally develop skills in assessing the implications of the grapevine source-sink biomass relations on berry composition, including the accumulation of phenolic compounds.