Journal article
VitiCanopy: A Free Computer App to Estimate Canopy Vigor and Porosity for Grapevine
Roberta De Bei, Sigfredo Fuentes, Matthew Gilliham, Steve Tyerman, Everard Edwards, Nicolo Bianchini, Jason Smith, Cassandra Collins
SENSORS | MDPI | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.3390/s16040585
Abstract
Leaf area index (LAI) and plant area index (PAI) are common and important biophysical parameters used to estimate agronomical variables such as canopy growth, light interception and water requirements of plants and trees. LAI can be either measured directly using destructive methods or indirectly using dedicated and expensive instrumentation, both of which require a high level of know-how to operate equipment, handle data and interpret results. Recently, a novel smartphone and tablet PC application, VitiCanopy, has been developed by a group of researchers from the University of Adelaide and the University of Melbourne, to estimate grapevine canopy size (LAI and PAI), canopy porosity, canopy ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Australia's grapegrowers through their investment body Wine Australia and the University of Adelaide. Special thanks to Valentin Olek and Annette James at the University of Adelaide and Annette Boettcher at CSIRO for assistance in data collection. Authors gratefully acknowledge Steve Taylor for his development on the App. Thanks to Catherine Wotton (Treasury Wine Estate) for sourcing a suitable vineyard and allowing the canopy stripping experiment. Thanks also to Cleggett Wines, McWilliam's Wines and the Wingara Wine Group for access to their vineyards.