The Influence of Rootstock on the Rooting Pattern of the Grapevine

Quantifying the contribution of grapevine roots to soil mechanical reinforcement in an area susceptible to shallow landslides

“…2 and Table 4). This is in agreement with Swanepoel and Southey (1989) and Shange and Conradie (2012), who suggested that the maximum rooting depth of different types of grapevine rootstocks is between 0.6 and 1.2 m from ground in fine textured soils whereas it can be more than 2.0 m in coarse textured soils where sand is more than 50%.…”

Integrative Effects of Vine Water Relations and Grape Ripeness Level of Vitis vinifera L. cv. Shiraz/Richter 99. I. Physiological Changes and Vegetative-Reproductive Growth Balances

“…Although a root study was not part of the investigation, it is unlikely that the composition of the root system (in terms of root thickness) and distribution in the different soil layers could have been similar. It may be assumed that the root system would have been grossly distributed in the top 0 to 80 cm layer and that fine root presence would have been higher in at least the top soil layers, mostly the 0 to 30 cm layer, similar to what has been found for different cultivars in different soils (Archer & Strauss, 1985;Swanepoel & Southey, 1989;Hunter et al, 1995;Hunter, 1998a, and references therein).…”

Effects of Rootstock on Grapevine Performance, Petiole and Must Composition, and Overall Wine Score of Vitis vinifera cv. Chardonnay and Pinot noir

“…Rootstocks also differ in rooting pattern (Swanepoel & Southey, 1989). These differences may be reflected in various aspects of scion performance (Conradie, 1983;Archer & Fouché, 1987;Southey & Fouché, 1990;Southey & Jooste, 1991).…”