Management of Mineral Nutrition in Table Grape Vineyards

Introduction An understanding of the seasonal uptake and partitioning of mineral nutrients of grapevines is essential in order to time fertilizer applications. Over the last three decades, several important studies were conducted to determine seasonal nutrition demands of field-grown grapevines and to quantify the partitioning of mineral nutrients (Christensen 1980, Conradie, 1981, Peacock, 1986, Peacock et al, 1989; 1991, Williams, 1987, Williams and Biscay, 1987). This paper aims to summarize what has been learned over the last few decades and highlight advances in grapevine mineral nutrition.