Dr Rob Bramley

Selected Key Publications

This listing is provided to facilitate information exchange. In some cases, I have been able to obtain the permission of the publishers to provide downloadable pdf versions of these papers; the fact that they are downloadable should not be interpreted as a licence to copy the material.

Those interested in making use of the work reported here are reminded that normal scientific standards should apply – that is, the source of the material (author, publication, etc) should be cited in full. Note that the use of the figures included in these papers and posters as inserts to powerpoint or other presentations is not permitted without my prior permission.

Precision Viticulture

Bramley, R.G.V. 2005. Understanding variability in winegrape production systems. 2. Within vineyard variation in quality over several vintages. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 11 33-42.
(Posted with the permission of The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology / Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research)

Bramley, R.G.V. and Hamilton, R.P. 2003. Understanding variability in winegrape production systems. 1. Within vineyard variation in yield over several vintages. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 10 32-45.
(Posted with the permission of The Australian Society of Viticulture and Oenology / Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research)

Bramley, R.G.V. and Lamb, D.W. 2003. Making sense of vineyard variability in Australia. In: Ortega, R. and Esser, A. (Eds) Precision Viticulture. Proceedings of an international symposium held as part of the IX Congreso Latinoamericano de Viticultura y Enologia, Chile. Centro de Agricultura de Precisión, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingenería Forestal, Santiago, Chile. pp. 35-54. (PDF, 1.2 MB)

Bramley, R. 2003. Smarter thinking on soil survey. Australian and New Zealand Wine Industry Journal 18 (3) 88-94.

Bramley, R., Pearse, B. and Chamberlain, P. 2003. Being Profitable Precisely – A case study of Precision Viticulture from Margaret River. Australian and New Zealand Grapegrower and Winemaker – Annual Technical Issue. 473a, 84-87.

Bramley, R.G.V. and Lanyon, D.M. 2002. Vineyard ‘leakiness’ – Proceedings of a workshop held at the Waite Campus, Adelaide, January 24-25, 2002, to scope the potential threat to the sustainability of Australian viticulture through excessive drainage below the root zone. CSIRO Land and Water / GWRDC, Adelaide. (PDF, 1.4 MB)

Bramley, R.G.V. 2001. Progress in the development of precision viticulture - Variation in yield, quality and soil properties in contrasting Australian vineyards. In: Currie, L.D. and Loganathan, P (Eds). Precision tools for improving land management. Occasional report No. 14. Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University, Palmerston North. pp 25-43. (PDF, 3.3 MB - Estimated download time at 56 Kbps = 8 minutes)

Bramley, R.G.V. and Proffitt, A.P.B. 1999. Managing variability in viticultural production. Grapegrower and Winemaker 427 11-16. July 1999.

Grape yield mapping protocol

• Bramley, R.G.V and Williams, S.K. 2001. A protocol for the construction of yield maps from data collected using commercially available grape yield monitors. Cooperative Research Centre for Viticulture, Adelaide. (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• Supplement No. 1, February 2005. This addendum updates the original grape yield mapping protocol with respect to data cleaning and the currently available grape yield monitors. Bramley, R.G.V 2005 (PDF, 113 kB)

Workshop Proceedings

• Proceedings from the Workshop on Precision Viticulture, 12th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference and Trade Exhibition, held in Melbourne, Victoria at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre, 25-28 July 2004 (PDF, 7.2 MB)

Precision Viticulture Posters

Presented at the 12th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, July 2004:

• Getting started in the management of vineyard variability
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  high resolution (PDF, 12.2 MB) Warning - large file
• A new approach to vineyard experimentation - Where and How?
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• Aiding soil management decisions through the use of precision viticulture technologies
• Precision Viticulture: Some tips on data management
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  high resolution (PDF, 3.8 MB)

Other Posters

• Towards optimal resource management for grape and wine production
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  High resolution (PDF, 4.9 MB - Estimated download time at 56 Kbps = 12 minutes)
• A protocol for winegrape yield maps (PDF, 4.4 MB - Estimated download time at 56 Kbps = 10 minutes)
• Digital elevation models and EM38 survey: Useful tools in the assessment of constraints to vineyard productivity. Proceedings of the 11th Australian Wine Industry Technical Conference, October 2001, Adelaide. (PDF, 3.5 MB - Estimated download time at 56 Kbps = 8 minutes)

Other Precision Agriculture

Bramley R.G.V. Some Tips on Map Production for Precision Agriculture. (PDF, 683kB) e-Newsletter of the Southern Precision Agriculture Association 1 (2) 9-11 (This article is primarily intended for grains growers but should be read in conjunction with the grape yield mapping protocol - see link above).

Bramley, R.G.V. and Janik, L.J. 2005. Precision agriculture demands a new approach to soil and plant sampling and analysis – Examples from Australia. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 36 9-22

Bramley, R.G.V. and the late Quabba, R.P. 2001. Opportunities for improving the management of sugarcane production through the adoption of precision agriculture. Proceedings of the 24th International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists Congress. (PDF, 1.1 MB)

Cook, S.E. and Bramley, R.G.V. 2001. Is agronomy being left behind by precision agriculture? Proceedings of the 10th Australian Agronomy Conference, Hobart, 2001.

Cook, S.E. and Bramley, R.G.V. 2000. Coping with variability in agricultural production – Implications for soil testing and fertilizer management. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis 31 1531-1551.

Bramley, R.G.V. 1999. Yield mapping: Towards better control of sugarcane production. Australian Sugarcane 3, 8-12.

Bramley, R.G.V., Cook, S.E., Adams, M.L. and Corner, R.J. 1999. Designing your own on-farm experiments: How precision agriculture can help. Grains Research and Development Corporation, Canberra. ISBN 1 875477 37 3.

Cook, S.E. and Bramley, R.G.V. 1998. Precision agriculture - Opportunities, benefits and pitfalls. Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture 38, 753-763.

Bramley, R.G.V., Cook, S.E. and McMahon, G.G. (Eds). 1997. Precision Agriculture - What Can It Offer The Australian Sugar Industry ? Proceedings of a workshop held at the Mercure Inn, Townsville, 10-12 June. CSIRO Land and Water, Townsville. ISBN 0 643 06048 0.

Other subjects

Bramley, R.G.V., Roth, C.H. and Wood, A.W. 2003. Risk Assessment of phosphorus loss from sugarcane soils – A tool to promote improved management of P fertilizer. Australian Journal of Soil Research 41 627-644.

Bramley, R.G.V. and Roth, C.H. 2002. Land use impact on water quality in an intensively managed catchment in the Australian humid tropics. Marine and Freshwater Research 53 931-940.

Edis, R.B., Bramley, R.G.V., White, R.E. and Wood, A.W. 2002. Desorption of phosphate from sugarcane soils into simulated natural waters. Marine and Freshwater Research 53 961-970.

Johnson, A.K.L., Bramley, R.G.V. and Roth, C.H. 2000. Landcover and Water Quality in River Catchments of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. In: Wolanski, E. (Ed) Oceanographic Processes of Coral Reefs: Physical and Biological Links in the Great Barrier Reef. CRC Press LLC. pp 19-35.