Fifty shades of green – the need to redefine best practice viticulture

Abstract

Enhancing biodiversity in vineyards is increasingly being recognised as a means of remedying some of the ongoing challenges facing more conventionally-managed properties, such as pest and disease outbreaks.

Biodiversity-based strategies are commonly referred to as ‘green infrastructure’. Olaf Schelezki, Wendy McWilliam and Anna-Kate Goodall, from New Zealand’s Lincoln University, outline some of the issues and opportunities around these strategies, particularly from a New Zealand perspective, ahead of an Australasian symposium on the topic of ‘greening vineyards’ this year.