Justine Vanden Heuvel

Teaching responsibilities include The Science of Grapevines (VIEN 3300), Advanced Viticulture (VIEN 4460), and Wine Culture (VIEN 2810).

Selected Journal Publications

Google Scholar profile and publications.

Digital Viticulture

• Chock, C.K.K., M.B. Trivedi, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2024. Spatial sampling of fruit maturity reduces sampling costs for wine grapes in California and New York.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic.  https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2024.23057
•  Trivedi, M.B., Y. Zhou, J.H. Moon, J.M. Meyers, Y. Jiang, G. Lu, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2023.  A preliminary method for tracking in-season grapevine cluster closure using image segmentation and image thresholding.  Aust. J. of Grape and Wine Res.  https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/3923839.
• Liu, Y., J. Kuo, K. Cox, J. Vanden Heuvel, K. Petersen and A. Lal. Imaging and Detection of Botrytis Cinerea with Gigahertz Ultrasonic Imager.  2021 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium (IUS), pp. 1-4.  https://doi.org/10.1109/IUS52206.2021.9593815.
•  Chancia, R., T.R. Bates, J.E. Vanden Heuvel, and J. van Aardt.  2021. Assessing grapevine nutrient status from unmanned aerial system (UAS) hyperspectral imagery.  Remote Sensing, 13(21) https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13214489
• Jaramillo, J., J. Vanden Heuvel, and K. Petersen.  2021. Low-cost, computer vision-based, prebloom yield prediction in vineyards.  Front. Agron. 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fagro.2021.648080
• Meyers, J.M., N. Dokoozlian, C. Ryan, C. Bioni, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2020.  A new, satellite NDVI-based sampling protocol for grape maturation monitoring. Remote Sens. 12 (7), 1159. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs12071159
• Meyers, J.M. and J.E. Vanden Heuvel.  2014.  Using NDVI images to optimize sampling protocols.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 65:250-253. https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2014.13103  

Vineyard Soil Management

• Karl, A.D., I Bulaieva, H. Walter-Peterson, T. Bates, and J. Vanden Heuvel.  2023. Phenological stage and tissue type of grapevines impact concentrations and variability of mineral nutrients.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic.  https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2023.22052
•  Berdeja, M., Q. Ye, T. Bauerle, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2023. Commercial bioinoculants increase root length colonization and improve nutrient concentration of field-grown grapevines. HortTechnology 33(1) https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH05110-22
• Vanden Heuvel, J.E. and M.Z. Centinari. 2021. Under-vine vegetation mitigates the impacts of excessive precipitation in vineyards.  Front. Plant Sci. 12 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.713135
• Chou, M. and J. E. Vanden Heuvel.  2019.  Under-vine cover crops reduce vine vigor without reducing yield in Cabernet Franc.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 70(1):98-108. https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2018.18037
• Chou, M., J. E. Vanden Heuvel, T. H. Bell, K. Panke-Buisse, and J. Kao-Kniffen.  2018.  Vineyard under-vine floor management alters soil microbial composition, while the fruit microbiome shows no corresponding shifts.  Scientific Reports 8: 11039, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29346-1  
• Karl, A.D., I.M. Merwin, M.G. Brown, R. Hervieux, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel.  2016. Under-vine management impacts soil properties and leachate composition in a New York State Vineyard.  HortScience 51: 941-949. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.51.7.941
• Karl, A.D., I.M. Merwin, M.G. Brown, R. Hervieux, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel.  2016. Impact of Under-Vine Management on Vine Growth, Yield, Fruit Composition, and Wine Sensory Analyses of Cabernet franc.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 67: 269-280.  https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2016.15061  
• Jordan, L.M., T.J. Bjorkman, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel.  2016. Using under-vine cover crops did not impact vine growth or fruit composition of mature cool climate ‘Riesling’ grapevines.  HortTech 26: 36-45.  https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH.26.1.36
• Centinari, M., J.E. Vanden Heuvel, M. Goebel, T.L. Bauerle.  2016.  Root-zone management practices impact above and below-ground growth in Cabernet Franc grapevines. Aust. J. Grape and Wine Res.  22(1): 137-148. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajgw.12162

Flavors and Aromas in the Vineyard

• Harner, A.D., J.E. Vanden Heuvel, R. Marini, R. J. Elias, and M. Centinari.  2019. Modeling the impacts of weather and cultural factors on rotundone concentration in cool-climate Noiret wine grapes.  Front. Plant Sci., 15 October | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.01255
• Homlich, L, R. Elias, J. Vanden Heuvel, and M. Centinari. 2017.  Intensity of Fruit-Zone Sunlight Exposure Impacts Rotundone Concentration in Noiret Grapes and Wine.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 68(4): 447-457.  https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2017.16106
• Meyers, J.M., G.L. Sacks, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2013. Glycosylated aroma compound responses in ‘Riesling’ grapes to cluster exposure and vine yield.  HortTech 23(5): 581-588. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTTECH.23.5.581
• Scheiner, J.J., J.E. Vanden Heuvel, B. Pan, and G.L. Sacks. 2012. Modelling impacts of viticultural and environmental factors on 3-isobutyl-2-methoxypyrazine in Cabernet franc grapes.  Amer. J. Enol. Vitic. 63(1): 94-105.  https://doi.org/10.5344/ajev.2011.11002
• Kwasniewski, M.T., J.E. Vanden Heuvel, B. Pan, and G.L. Sacks.  2010. Timing of cluster light environment manipulation during grape development affects C13 norisoprenoid and carotenoid concentration of Riesling.  J. Agr. Food. Chem. 58(11): 6841-6849. https://doi.org/10.1021/jf904555p

Canopy management

• Kearney Logan, A., J. France, J. Meyers, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel. 2021.  Modifying shoot tip management to reduce cluster compactness and lateral emergence in Cabernet franc grapevines.  HortScience. https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI15705-21
• France, J.A., M. Chou, and J.E. Vanden Heuvel.  2018. Palissage reduces cluster zone lateral shoots compared to hedging.  ASEV Catalyst: Discovery Into Practice 2(2): 50-58. https://doi.org/10.5344/catalyst.2018.17010