This information pack contains a list of freely accessible relevant resources that you can access directly online, followed by a list of hard copy and paywalled publications that can be requested from the AWRI library free of charge.
For access to a more extensive collection of resources, Australian grapegrowers and winemakers can also search the AWRI library database.
RECOMMENDED READING
AVAILABLE ONLINE
Weihbrecht, K., Scherer, H.W., Pude, R., Paetzold, S., Huth, C., Bogs, J. 2026. Under-vine cover crops in viticulture – impact of different weed management practices on weed suppression, yield and quality of grapevine cultivar Riesling (Vitis vinifera L.) OENO One 60(2): 9789.
Wine Australia. Cover crops.
Wine Australia, University of Adelaide. Decision support tool.
AWRI. 2024. Trialling undervine and mid-row cover crops [Case study]
AWRI. 2023. Using cover crops and landscape features to deliver benefits for wine-grape growers [Webinar]
Abad, J., Hermoso de Mendoza, I., Marín, D., Orcaray, L., Santesteban, L.G. 2021. Cover crops in viticulture. A systematic review (1): Implications on soil characteristics and biodiversity in vineyard. OENO One 55(1): 295-312.
AWRI. 2020. The ins and outs of under-vine cover cropping [Webinar]
Penfold, C., Howie, J. 2019. Under-vine cover cropping. [Factsheet] Wine Australia.
AWRI. 2018. Vine medication – the benefits of under-vine cover cropping [Webinar]
Bowles, T.M., Jackson, L.E., Loeher, M., Cavagnaro, T.R. 2017. Ecological intensification and arbuscular mycorrhizas: a meta-analysis of tillage and cover crop effects. Journal of Applied Ecology 54 (6): 1785-1793.
Organic Winegrowers New Zealand. 2017. Undervine weed management – A practical guide to effective weed control in organic vineyards
AWRI. 2016. Cover crop update [Webinar]
Vikicevich, E., Lowery, T., Bowen, P., Úrbez-Torres, J.R., Hart, M. 2016. Cover crops to increase soil microbial diversity and mitigate decline in perennial agriculture. A review. Agron. Sust. Dev. 36 (48).
AWRI. 2012. Root pruning and covercrops combine to control vigour. Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker (576): 29-30.
Penfold, C., Collins, C. 2012. Cover crops and vineyard floor temperature [Factsheet] Wine Australia.
Penfold, C., Collins, C. 2012. Cover crops and weed suppression [Factsheet] Wine Australia.
Nicholas, P., Porter, R., Sanderson, G. 2004. Cover crops. Soil, irrigation and nutrition. Adelaide, SA: Winetitles.
Charles Sturt University. Functional biodiversity solutions for Australian vineyards: harnessing groundcovers, vineyard surrounds and native plants to deliver key ecosystem services [Interactive report]
University of Adelaide. Trialling under-vine cover crops in the Riverland. [Video]