ASEV Selects 2021 Best Enology and Viticulture Papers February 25, 2021
DAVIS, Calif., February 24, 2021…The American Society for Enology and Viticulture (ASEV) has selected the 2021 Best Paper Award winners. The authors are presented with a plaque and monetary award and will be presenting their papers during the 2021 Virtual ASEV National Conference, June 21-24. Both papers are highlighted on www.ajevonline.org and are available free of charge.
The 2021 Best Viticulture Paper, “Soil Temperature Prior to Veraison Alters Grapevine Carbon Partitioning, Xylem Sap Hormones, and Fruit Set” by Stewart K. Field of Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology in New Zealand, Jason P. Smith and Bruno P. Holzapfel of Charles Sturt University in Australia, and Erin N. Morrison and R.J. Neil Emery of Trent University in Canada, looked into gaining a better understanding of environmental effects on grapevines and the physiological regulation of acclimation. The authors a
Best Paper Awards Each year, the ASEV Best Paper Awards Committee completes an evaluation of all research papers published in the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture for the prior year. The committee selects one paper in the field of enology and one in the field of viticulture that is deemed outstanding in its content and a substantial contribution to the field. Each best paper receives a monetary award to be shared among the authors. Each author is also awarded a plaque, complimentary National Conference registration, and an invitation to the Board of Directors dinner held at the conference site. A plaque is