Grapevine nutrition - Research to PracticeŽ - PROfarm course
Course details
| Name: |
Grapevine nutrition |
| Description: |
A workshop to assist growers develop a grapevine nutrition program. |
| Cost: |
After NSW Government subsidy, $260 GST-free. |
| Course aims: |
- Determine nutrients required by performing soil and plant testing
- Identify the requirements of a plant nutrition program
- Prepare and document the plant nutrition program
- Monitor the plant nutrition program
|
| Learning outcomes: |
- Develop a plant nutrition program considering site factors, vine
varietal requirements, soil and plant tissue analysis, nutrient
application procedures, and OHS hazards and environmental impacts.
- Identify the factors that influence decision making about nutritional
management in the vineyard with regard to quality, yield, dollar returns
and sustainability
|
| Length: |
Two days |
| Course program/structure: |
- Introduction
- Role of nutrition in grape and wine production
- Nutrients, soil and vines
- Group session: Sampling case study
- Soil testing and analysis
- Plant testing and analysis
- Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium
- Group session: NPK current practices
- Other nutrients
- Fertilisers
- Different types/forms
- Application methods
- Cost calculations
- Group session: Case studies
- The role of nutrients in wine quality
- Develop your vine nutrition program
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| Resources and method of delivery: |
Participants receive a course manual.
This course is delivered using indoor and outdoor instruction. |
| Accreditation: |
This course is mapped to the national unit of competency, RTF4004A -
Develop a plant nutrition program. This course was developed by the Grape and Wine Research Development
Corporation. |
Register
Murrumbidgee Rural Studies Centre, Yanco
Phone: 1800 628 422
Email: mrsc@dpi.nsw.gov.au
