Publication Date

2022

Publisher

Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia

City

Perth

Abstract

Introducing new plants to an area may have both positive and negative effects on the environment, economy and community. To minimise the negative environmental impact of introducing new agricultural species, DPIRD conducts a risk assessment procedure based on widely accepted scientific standards. This report assesses Grapevines (Vitis vinifera). Grapevines are grown for both direct consumption of the fruit as table grapes or dried vine fruit and for fermentation to produce wine. They are cultivated worldwide, but originate from southern Europe. In Western Australia (WA) the viticulture industry was initially centred around the Swan Valley, but the work of Olmo (1956) and Gladstones (1965, 1992) described the similarity between the Margaret River region and the Bordeaux area in France and this led to the establishment of a thriving wine industry in the south-west. Table grape production has subsequently expanded to new regions including Carnarvon, Harvey, Vasse and Margaret River, while the wine industry has expanded to new areas including Peel, Geographe, Blackwood Valley, Manjimup, Pemberton and the Great Southern. In northern WA table grapes are being successfully grown in the west Kimberley under irrigation.

Number of Pages

3

Keywords

weed risk, assessment, biosecurity, Western Australia, Grapevines, Vitis vinifera

Disciplines

Biosecurity | Weed Science

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