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Author : Fraser, J.Z.; Fisher, H.; and Clarke, C.
Date : 2004.
Title : Evaluation of soil placement and ammendment strategies for viticultue in depleted limestone quarries in the Niagara Peninsula.
Publication : 49th Annual Meeting of the Geological Association and the Mineralogical Association of Canada. May 12-14, 2004. Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario.
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The University of Guelph in co-operation with Walker Industries has undertaken a series of experimental vinifera plots on lands in the Vineland area, which have been disturbed by Limestone bedrock extraction. Portions of the extracted area at the Vineland Quarry were regraded by placement of locally stripped mineral subsoil. Regrading strategies were employed to maintain or enhance microclimatic conditions on the site through promotion of air drainage off the site. A series of experimental plots were established on the regraded areas and a variety of ammendment prescriptions, including application of paper waste materials were ammended. The paper provides an overview of the local bedrock and surficial geology in the Vineland area, a review of experimental soil ammendment and replanting strategies for viticulture on material backfilled and regraded to restore quarry faces in depleted quarry areas, and comments and observations for enhanced restoration strategies for viticulture in such disturbed and restored contexts.
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