Webinars

Next AWRI webinar: Status of fungicide resistance in Australian vineyards and developing strategies for monitoring

Date: Thursday, 24 October 2024
Time: 11.30 am Australian Central Daylight Time (Adelaide, GMT+10:30)

Summary:Fungicide resistance in powdery mildew (Erysiphe necator), downy mildew (Plasmopara viticola) and bunch rot (Botrytis cinerea) have been recorded in Australian vineyards. The webinar summarises the resistance status of these three pathogens in wine-grapes and describes strategies to monitor the resistance including bioassay and molecular detection. It also sheds light on innovation and industry collaboration to encounter resistance.

Presenters: Dr Ismail Ismail (SARDI) and Lincoln Harper (Curtin University)

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Previous webinars

Presentation title Speaker Date Recording Resources
High-risk weather season briefing for grapegrowers – spring/summer 2024-25(more) Presenters: Dr Jannatun Nahar (Bureau of Meteorology)

17 October

Integrating Sustainable Winegrowing Australia into your vineyard/winery business – how to reap the rewards (more) Dr Mardi Longbottom (AWRI), Anna Hooper (AGW), Liz Schoen (Consultant), Lucy Etheridge (Yarrawalla Vineyards), Rod Harrison (Yering Station) and Amanda Flynn (Yering Station)

15 August

Gas applications for wineries (more) Maria Caraccia (Air Liquide Australia)

25 July

Relevant references:

  • D.B. (Don) Allen , Paths to the Peak 2009, Air Liquide Application Specialist
  • Montpellier Research Centre in 1996/1997 by Jean-Claude Vidal & Jean-Claude Boulet (INRA) & Thierry Merquiol (AL)
  • Spencer, 1993. Patent application, Air Liquide Chicago Research centre “Method for improving the aroma and/or flavour of wine using noble gases”
  • Lake, 1996. Thesis, “The influence of blanketing gases on the ingress of oxygen into wine”. University of Adelaide

2023-2024 webinars

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What is a webinar?

Webinars are interactive online seminars where you participate from your home or workplace using a computer or mobile device with internet access. You will hear from a presenter, see their slides and have the opportunity to ask questions. AWRI webinars cover a range of winemaking, winery management and viticulture topics and are usually held on a Thursday at 11:30 am Australian Central Standard Time (Adelaide, GMT+09:30).

System requirements

You will need a computer or mobile device with an Internet connection. Audio is connected over the Internet using your computer or mobile device’s speakers (Voice over Internet Protocol – VOIP). Participants joining a webinar via a mobile device will need to download an app available for free from iTunes or Google Play.

Acknowledgement

The AWRI webinar program is supported by Wine Australia, with levies from Australia’s grapegrowers and winemakers and matching funds from the Australian Government. The AWRI is a member of the Wine Innovation Cluster in Adelaide, SA.

Further information

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