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January 2005   Weather station and soil moisture probes installed
 
 
Autumn 2004   Erosion plots and collection systems were installed
 
 
2004   Part of the Evora trial joined ProTerra
 
 
Autumn 2002   Installation of 8 different cover crop treatments
    Seedbed prepared by rotary harrow
    Seedbed drilled using a 1.4m wide grain drill
 
 
Spring 2002   Inter-rows Ploughed and harrowed
 
 
May/June 2001   Inter-rows Ploughed and harrowed
 
 
March 2001   Vines planted at a row spacing of 2.5m
    Drip Irrigation Installed
    Inter-rows Ploughed and harrowed
 
 
Summer 2000  

Whole vineyard sub-soiled to a depth of 60cm

 
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