Between The Vines: S6E7 Dr Terry Bates presenting on High-Resolution vineyard nutrition research

This podcast episode featured Dr. Terry Bates presenting on high-resolution vineyard nutrition research that was originally planned for the American Society of Enology and Viticulture National Conference in Boise. Dr. Bates discussed the importance of understanding nutrient supply, uptake, and demand in vineyards, emphasizing the use of spatial data collection through sensors and tissue sampling to create variable rate fertilizer application maps. He explained the differences between collecting samples at bloom versus veraison, noting that veraison petiole samples showed better correlation with nutrient uptake patterns, though both approaches have value depending on management goals. The presentation covered their three-year variable rate fertilizer trial showing early signs of success in canopy reflectance differences between uniform and variable rate application zones. Dr. Bates also highlighted future research directions including vineyard automation and autonomous equipment development to reduce labor costs in grape production.LERGP.comhttps://lergp.cce.cornell.edu/contact_information.php