Sonja Needs

Do detection dogs respond differently to dried, frozen and live plant targets?

Sonja Needs, Emma Bennett, Betsy Mao, Cindy E Hauser

Journal article  |  2021  |  Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Weeds can have detrimental impacts on agriculture and the environment, and effective detection of individual plants is a crucial c..

Development of technical wine assessment skills in tertiary students

A Able, P Grbin, L Schmidtke, J Blackman, S Needs, U Kennedy, K Wilkinson

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education

© 2019, International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education. Learning to objectively evaluate wine sensory pr..

The Influence of Apical and Basal Defoliation on the Canopy Structure and Biochemical Composition of Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz Grapes and Wine

Pangzhen Zhang, Xiwen Wu, Sonja Needs, Di Liu, Sigfredo Fuentes, Kate Howell

Journal article  |  2017  |  Frontiers in Chemistry

Defoliation is a commonly used viticultural technique to balance the ratio between grapevine vegetation and fruit. Defoliation is ..

The use of a portable robotic sparkling wine pourer and image analysis to assess wine quality in a fast and accurate manner

B Lima, S Fuentes, M Caron, S Needs, K Howell

Conference Proceedings  |  2016  |  Acta Horticulturae

Sparkling wines, which contain dissolved carbon dioxide (CO2) are economically important for Australia, France, Spain, Italy, USA,..

Managing grapevines through severe heat: A survey of growers after the 2009 summer heatwave in south-eastern Australia

L Webb, J Whiting, A Watt, T Hill, F Wigg, G Dunn, S Needs, EWR Barlow

Journal article  |  2010  |  Journal of Wine Research

A survey of 92 vineyards, representing 10 winegrowing regions in south-eastern Australia, soon after exposure to a severe heatwave..

Managing extreme heat in the vineyard - some lessons from the 2009 summer heatwave

L WEBB, J Whiting, A WATT, T HILL, F WIGG, G DUNN, S NEEDS, E BARLOW

Conference Proceedings  |  2010  |  Managing Climate Change: Papers from the GREENHOUSE 2009 Conference

Extreme heat: managing grapevine response. Documenting regional and inter-regional variation of viticultural impact and management input relating to the 2009 heatwave in South-Eastern Australia

LB WEBB, A WATT, TCJ HILL, J Whiting, F WIGG, GM DUNN, S NEEDS, EWR BARLOW

Report  |  2009

Extreme heat: managing grapevine response based on vineyard observations from the 2009 heatwave across south-eastern Australia

LB WEBB, A WATT, TCJ HILL, J Whiting, F WIGG, GM DUNN, S NEEDS, EWR BARLOW

Journal article  |  2009  |  Australian Viticulture

PRD: A response to irrigation type or water level? A case-study in north-eastern Victoria

MJ COLLINS, EWR BARLOW, R WOOD, G KELLEY, S NEEDS

Journal article  |  2004  |  The Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker