Viticulture stalk Testing
Viticulture stalk analysis
To understand production potential and appropriate interventions from the beginning of the season, while avoiding imbalances, analysing the shoots and branches of a vine will give great insight!
Perennial crops
Traditionally, plant analyses are oriented towards the study of leaves and, if feasible, of sap. These analyses are very relevant for quantifying the mineral uptake of different elements, but they do not allow for an assessment of the reserves of perennial crops, the branches and shoots of which are the storage site.
"Winter Shoot Check"
The winter analysis of shoots and branches allows you to anticipate the vegetative risks that will arise in spring, when the nutrition is only based on the reserve.
After ripening and harvest, the knowledge acquired on the nutritional balance of the crop (deficiency, excess, ratio of nutritional elements) makes it possible to establish a fertilisation strategy for the next production, both quantitative and qualitative.
Correlated with the soil analysis, this diagnosis also offers you the opportunity to make a precise annual or multiannual assessment of the impact of the climate and of the work carried out on the plot (fertilisation, treatments, pruning, etc.).
Method
Eurofins Agro analyses samples according to prescribed and established methods. The analysis report briefly describes the method. Here you can also see which method has been accredited by the Accreditation Council. We then put a Q after the method.
Below in the downloads, in the document “Laboratory protocol horticulture” (in Dutch) you will find a detailed description of the methods. This document supplements the information on the analysis report.
