COVER CROPS in South African Vineyards

CHAPTER 3 COVER-CROP SELECTION

Cover-crop plants The images in this section illustrate the main cover crops used in vineyard trials in the research discussed in this book. Grains

FIGURE 3.1. Cederberg oats ( Avena sativa ) in a table-grape vineyard. Other Avena sativa cultivars discussed in this book (Overberg and Pallinup oats) will have a similar appearance. (Photo: ARC Infruitec- Nietvoorbij).

FIGURE 3.2. Black oats ( Avena strigosa ). (Photo: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij).

FIGURE 3.3. Rye ( Secale cereale ). Note the difference to rye grass (Figure 5.17), which has a much thinner seed head. Rye grasses ( Lolium species) are serious weeds of vineyards. (Photo: ARC Infruitec- Nietvoorbij).

FIGURE 3.4. Triticale (× Triticosecale ). Trit- icale is a hybrid of wheat and rye. (Photo: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij).

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