WINETECH Technical Yearbook 2019

FRANCOIS VILJOEN: Vinpro, Paarl KEYWORDS: Gen-Z Vineyard Project. FEBRUARY 2019 GEN-Z COVER CROP DEMO PLOTS – RESULTS AND FINDINGS FROM THE 2018 SEASON In 2017 Vinpro launched a new technology transfer project, namely the Gen-Z Vineyard Project. The objective of this project is to establish various types of demo plots, for example new cultivars and clones, rootstocks, trellis systems, pruning systems and v i t i cul tura l pract i ces in ex i st ing commercial vineyard blocks on producers’ farms. The sites are subsequently visited on farmers’ days to demonstrate the results/ measurements and discuss them with producers.

PHOTO 1. Example of a cover crop plot at De Wetshof Estate, Robertson.