Associate Professor Cassandra Collins

Associate Lecturer in Viticulture

School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Faculty of Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Cassandra is an Associate Professor in Viticulture.

After completing a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and a PhD in Horticulture, she gained experience in the wine industry as a cellarhand, an assistant winemaker and a viticulturist. However, a love of plants and a passion for research and teaching led to a role as a research fellow with the South Australian Research and Development Institute and the University of Adelaide, and then to her current role as a lecturer.

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Cassandra's current research specialization is grapevine reproduction, organic and biodynamic vineyard management, and new technologies for assessing vine performance.

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Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
2010	University of Adelaide	Australia	Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
2003	University of Adelaide	Australia	Ph.D. in Horticulture
1998	University of Adelaide, Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Oenology and Viticulture (Hons)

Research Interests

Horticulture Oenology and Viticulture Wine Chemistry and Wine Sensory Science

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Journals

Year	Citation
2020	Wang, X., Lesefko, S., de Bei, R., Fuentes, S., & Collins, C. (2020). Effects of canopy management practices on grapevine bud fruitfulness. Oeno One, 54(2), 313-325. DOI
2020	Cogato, A., Meggio, F., Collins, C., & Marinello, F. (2020). Medium-resolution multispectral data from Sentinel-2 to assess the damage and the recovery time of late frost on vineyards. Remote Sensing, 12(11), 1896-1-1896-17. DOI
2020	De Bei, R., Wang, X., Papagiannis, L., Fuentes, S., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., & Collins, C. (2020). Shoot thinning of Semillon in a hot climate did not improve yield and berry and wine quality. Oeno One, 54(3), 469-484. DOI
2019	Wang, X., De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., & Collins, C. (2019). Influence of canopy management practices on canopy architecture and reproductive performance of Semillon and Shiraz grapevines in a hot climate. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 70(4), 360-372. DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2019	De Bei, R., Wang, X., Papagiannis, L., Cocco, M., O'Brien, P., Zito, M., . . . Collins, C. (2019). Postveraison Leaf Removal Does Not Consistently Delay Ripening in Semillon and Shiraz in a Hot Australian Climate. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ENOLOGY AND VITICULTURE, 70(4), 398-410. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2019	Döring, J., Collins, C., Frisch, M., & Kauer, R. (2019). Organic and biodynamic viticulture affect biodiversity and properties of vine and wine: a systematic quantitative review. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 70(3), 221-242. DOI Scopus5 WoS5
2018	Olarte Mantilla, S., Collins, C., Patrick, G., Kidman, C., Ristic, R., Boss, P., . . . Bastian, S. (2018). Shiraz (Vitis vinifera L.) berry and wine sensory profiles and composition are modulated by rootstocks. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 69(1), 32-44. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2018	Triska, M., Powell, K., Collins, C., Pearce, I., & Renton, M. (2018). Accounting for spatially heterogeneous conditions in local-scale surveillance strategies: case study of the biosecurity insect pest, grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae (Fitch)). Pest management science, 74(12), 2724-2737. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2018	Grigg, D., Methven, D., De Bei, R., Rodriguez Lopez, C., Dry, P., & Collins, C. (2018). Vine age effects on vine performance of Shiraz in the Barossa Valley, Australia. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 24(1), 75-87. DOI Scopus6 WoS4
2017	Xie, H., Konate, M., Sai, N., Tesfamicael, K. G., Cavagnaro, T., Gilliham, M., . . . Rodriguez Lopez, C. M. (2017). Environmental conditions and agronomic practices induce consistent global changes in DNA methylation patterns in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv Shiraz). DOI
2017	Fabres, J., Collins, C., Cavagnaro, T. R., & Rodriguez Lopez, C. M. (2017). A concise review on multi-omics data integration for terroir analysis in Vitis vinifera. Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1065-1-1065-8. DOI Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC12
2017	Pagay, V., & Collins, C. (2017). Effects of timing and intensity of elevated temperatures on reproductive development of field-grown Shiraz grapevines. Oeno One, 51(4), 409-421. DOI Scopus4
2017	Caravia, L., Pagay, V., Collins, C., & Tyerman, S. (2017). Application of sprinkler cooling within the bunch zone during ripening of Cabernet Sauvignon berries to reduce the impact of high temperature. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 23(1), 48-57. DOI Scopus7 WoS5
2017	Xie, H., Konate, M., Sai, N., Tesfamicael, K., Cavagnaro, T., Gilliham, M., . . . Lopez, C. (2017). Global DNA methylation patterns can play a role in defining terroir in grapevine (Vitis vinifera cv. Shiraz). Frontiers in Plant Science, 8, 1860-1-1860-16. DOI Scopus10 WoS12 Europe PMC3
2016	Baby, T., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., & Collins, C. (2016). Differential fruitset between grapevine cultivars is related to differences in pollen viability and amine concentration in flowers. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 22(1), 149-158. DOI Scopus6 WoS7
2016	Baby, T., Collins, C., Tyerman, S., & Gilliham, M. (2016). Salinity negatively affects pollen tube growth and fruit set in grapevines and is not mitigated by silicon. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 67(2), 218-228. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2016	Hogendoorn, K., Anantanawat, K., & Collins, C. (2016). Cap removal by honey bees leads to higher pollen rewards from grapevine flowers. Apidologie, 47(5), 671-678. DOI
2016	De Bei, R., Fuentes, S., Gilliham, M., Tyerman, S., Edwards, E., Bianchini, N., . . . Collins, C. (2016). Viticanopy: A free computer app to estimate canopy vigor and porosity for grapevine. Sensors (Switzerland), 16(4), 17 pages. DOI Scopus29 WoS25 Europe PMC8
2016	Caravia, L., Collins, C., Petrie, P., & Tyerman, S. (2016). Application of shade treatments during Shiraz berry ripening to reduce the impact of high temperature. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 22(3), 422-437. DOI Scopus19 WoS18
2016	Giblot-Ducray, D., Correll, R., Collins, C., Nankivell, A., Downs, A., Pearce, I., . . . Ophel-Keller, K. (2016). Detection of grape phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae Fitch) by real-time quantitative PCR: development of a soil sampling protocol. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 22(3), 469-477. DOI Scopus3 WoS3
2015	Mantilla, S., Collins, C., Iland, P., Kidman, C., Ristic, R., Hasted, A., . . . Bastian, S. (2015). Relationships between grape and wine sensory attributes and compositional measures of cv. Shiraz. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 66(2), 177-186. DOI Scopus6 WoS5
2015	Caravia, L., Collins, C., & Tyerman, S. (2015). Electrical impedance of Shiraz berries correlates with decreasing cell vitality during ripening. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 21(3), 430-438. DOI Scopus15 WoS12
2015	Santiago-Brown, I., Metcalfe, A., Jerram, C., & Collins, C. (2015). Sustainability assessment in wine-grape growing in the New World: economic, environmental, and social indicators for agricultural businesses. Sustainability, 7(7), 8178-8204. DOI Scopus22 WoS17
2014	Kidman, C., Dry, P., McCarthy, M., & Collins, C. (2014). Effect of rootstock on nutrition, pollination and fertilisation in 'Shiraz' (Vitis vinifera L.). Vitis - Journal of Grapevine Research, 53(3), 139-145. Scopus7 WoS5
2014	Baby, T., Hocking, B., Tyerman, S., Gilliham, M., & Collins, C. (2014). Modified method for producing grapevine plants in controlled environments. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 65(2), 261-267. DOI Scopus9 WoS9
2014	de Loryn, L., Petrie, P., Hasted, A., Johnson, T., Collins, C., & Bastian, S. (2014). Evaluation of sensory thresholds and perception of sodium chloride in grape juice and wine. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 65(1), 124-133. DOI Scopus10 WoS9
2014	Kidman, C., Mantilla, S., Dry, P., Mccarthy, M., & Collins, C. (2014). Effect of water stress on the reproductive performance of Shiraz (Vitis vinifera L.) grafted to rootstocks. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 65(1), 96-108. DOI Scopus10 WoS8
2014	Collins, C., Gao, H., & Wilkinson, K. (2014). An observational study into the recovery of grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) following a bushfire. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 65(3), 285-292. DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2014	Santiago-Brown, I., Metcalfe, A., Jerram, C., & Collins, C. (2014). Transnational comparison of sustainability assessment programs for viticulture and a case-study on programs' engagement processes. Sustainability, 6(4), 2031-2066. DOI Scopus14 WoS8
2014	Santiago-Brown, I., Jerram, C., Metcalfe, A., & Collins, C. (2014). What does sustainability mean? Knowledge gleaned from applying mixed methods research to wine grape growing. Journal of Mixed Methods Research, Online(3), 1-20. DOI Scopus8 WoS4
2013	Olarte Mantilla, S., Collins, C., Iland, P., Kidman, C., Jordans, C., & Bastian, S. (2013). Comparison of sensory attributes of fresh and frozen wine grape berries using Berry Sensory Assessment. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 19(3), 349-357. DOI Scopus11 WoS10
2013	Kidman, C., Dry, P., Mc Carthy, M., & Collins, C. (2013). Reproductive performance of cabernet sauvignon and merlot (Vitis Vinifera L.) Is Affected When Grafted To Rootstocks. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 19(3), 409-421. DOI Scopus9 WoS11
2012	Olarte Mantilla, S., Collins, C., Iland, P., Johnson, T., & Bastian, S. (2012). Review: Berry sensory assessment: concepts and practices for assessing winegrapes' sensory attributes. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 18(3), 245-255. DOI Scopus15 WoS14
2012	Kidman, C., Favero, A., Dry, P., Mccarthy, M., & Collins, C. (2012). Rootstock Effects on Primary Bud Necrosis, Bud Fertility, and Carbohydrate Storage in Shiraz. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 63(2), 277-283. DOI Scopus9 WoS10
2010	Dry, P., Longbottom, M., McLoughlin, S., Johnson, T., & Collins, C. (2010). Classification of reproductive performance of ten winegrape varieties. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 16(Suppl 1), 47-55. DOI Scopus34 WoS30
2010	Lohitnavy, N., Bastian, S., & Collins, C. (2010). Berry sensory attributes correlate with compositional changes under different viticultural management of Semillon (Vitis vinifera L.). Food Quality and Preference, 21(7 Sp Iss), 711-719. DOI Scopus18 WoS16 Europe PMC3
2010	Lohitnavy, N., Bastian, S., & Collins, C. (2010). Early leaf removal increases flower abscission in Vitis vinifera 'Semillon'. Vitis, 49(2), 51-53. Scopus13 WoS13
2010	Bastian, S., Collins, C., & Johnson, T. (2010). Understanding consumer preferences for Shiraz wine and Cheddar cheese pairings. Food Quality and Preference, 21(7 Sp Iss), 668-678. DOI Scopus49 WoS45 Europe PMC5
2009	Collins, C., & Dry, P. (2009). Response of fruitset and other yield components to shoot topping and 2-chlorethyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride application. Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research, 15(3), 256-267. DOI Scopus23 WoS21
2008	Collins, C., & Rawnsley, B. (2008). Effect of gibberellic acid and paclobutrazol on the incidence of primary bud necrosis in cv. Shiraz (Vitis vinifera L.). American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, 59(1), 83-87. Scopus7 WoS6
2006	Collins, C., & Dry, P. (2006). Manipulating fruitset in grapevines. Australian & New Zealand Grapegrower & Winemaker, 509a(Technical Issue), 38-40.
2006	Collins, C., Coles, R., Conran, J., & Rawnsley, B. (2006). The progression of primary bud necrosis in the grapevine cv. Shiraz (Vitis vinifera L.): A histological analysis. Vitis, 45(2), 57-62. Scopus9 WoS9

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2015	Santiago-Brown, I., Metcalfe, A., Jerram, C., & Collins, C. (2015). Transnational comparison of sustainability assessment programs for viticulture and a case-study on programs’ engagement processes. In C. Gerling (Ed.), Environmentally Sustainable Viticulture: Practices and Practicality (pp. 61-104). Apple Academic Press. DOI

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2019	Copper, A., Johnson, T., Danner, L., Bastian, S., & Collins, C. (2019). Preliminary sensory and chemical profiling of Cypriot wines made from indigenous grape varieties Xynisteri, Maratheftiko and Giannoudhi and acceptability to Australian consumers. In OENO One Vol. 53 (pp. 229-248). online: International Viticulture & Enology Society (IVES). DOI Scopus2 WoS2
2019	Wohlfahrt, Y., Collins, C., & Stoll, M. (2019). Grapevine bud fertility under conditions of elevated carbon dioxide. In Oeno One Vol. 53 (pp. 277-288). online: International Viticulture and Enology Society - IVES. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2016	Delaporte, K., Collins, C., Wirthensohn, M., & Rigden, J. (2016). Gaining a better understanding of ornamental eucalypts. In N. Onus, & A. Currie (Eds.), Acta Horticulturae Vol. 1127 (pp. 353-359). Brisbane, AUSTRALIA: ISHS. DOI Scopus1
2014	Delaporte, K., Wirthensohn, M., & Collins, C. (2014). Ornamental eucalyptus - Something for everyone. In C. Heuser (Ed.), Acta Horticulturae Vol. 1055 (pp. 91-94). Bellefonte, PA: INT SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2009	Fuentes, S., Collins, C., Rogers, G., Acevedo, C., & Conroy, J. P. (2009). Nocturnal heat-pulse sap flow as a sensitive system to assess drought effects on grapevines: An irrigation scheduling application?. In E. Fernandez, & A. DiazEspejo (Eds.), Acta Horticulturae Vol. 846 (pp. 167-176). Sevilla, SPAIN: INT SOC HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE. DOI Scopus3 WoS4

Software

Year	Citation
2017	Sai, N., Rodriguez Lopez, C. M., Bogias, K., Pederson, S., Burgess, A., Breen, J., . . . David, R. (2017). Bioinformatic pipeline to detect di-cistronic RNA transcripts from RNA-sequencing data [Computer Software].

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Principal Supervisor	Developing and Assessing Different Cordon Establishment Techniques for Long Term Vineyard Management	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Patrick Vaughan O'Brien
2019	Principal Supervisor	Vineyard Floor Management Systems to Improve Soil Health and Wine Quality	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Merek Marie Kesser
2019	Principal Supervisor	Understanding the Relative Sustainability of Harvesting Pruned Vineyard Biomass and the Effect on Carbon Sequestration and Disease Management	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Benjamin Pike
2018	Co-Supervisor	Molecular Genetic Control on Grapevine Bud Fruitfulness	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Xiaoyi Wang
2017	Principal Supervisor	Vineyard canopy management using digital imagery analysis	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jingyun Ouyang
2017	Principal Supervisor	The Influence of Magnesium and Manganese Nutrition on Shiraz Grape and Wine Phenolics	Master of Philosophy	Master	Part Time	Mr Anthony James Hoare
2017	Principal Supervisor	Sustainability of Indigenous Cypriot Grape Varieties to Australian Viticulture and Oenology	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Alexander Willem Copper

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2016 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	An Investigation into the Effect of Grapevine Age on Vine Performance, Grape and Wine Composition, Sensory Evaluation and Epigenetic Characterisation	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Dylan Grigg
2016 - 2018	Principal Supervisor	Influence of canopy management on grapevine reproductive performance	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Miss Xiaoyi Wang
2013 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Investigating factors that affect grapevine fruit set during abiotic stress	Master of Philosophy	Master	Full Time	Dr Satwinder Kaur
2013 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	Assessment of Vineyard Performance to Predict Winegrape Quality	Master of Philosophy	Master	Part Time	Mr James Douglas Hook
2012 - 2016	Co-Supervisor	Heat Wave Mitigation Strategies for Wine Grape Production and Measures of the Impact of Heat on Berry Ripening and Wine Composition	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Luciano Ricardo Caravia Bayer
2011 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Sustainability assessment in wine grape growing	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Irina Santiago-Brown
2010 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Grapevine Reproductive Performance: The Role of Amines, and the Effect of Salt and Silicon	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Ms Tintu Baby
2010 - 2015	Co-Supervisor	Relationships between Berry Sensory Assessment and Wine Quality in Vitis vinifera L.Shiraz	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Miss Sandra Milena Olarte Mantilla
2010 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	The effect of rootstock and water stress on the reproductive performance of Vitis vinifera L.	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Ms Catherine Mary Kidman
2009 - 2015	Principal Supervisor	Effect of Organic, Biodynamic and Conventional Vineyard Management Inputs on Grapevine Growth and Susceptibility to Powdery Mildew and Botrytis Bunch Rot	Master of Agricultural Science	Master	Part Time	Mr Benjamin Pike

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Board Memberships

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2010 - ongoing Member Vine Health Australia — Australia

Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
2010 - ongoing	Member	Vine Health Australia	—	Australia

Position: Associate Lecturer in Viticulture
Phone: 83136813
Email: cassandra.collins@adelaide.edu.au
Campus: Waite
Building: Plant Research Centre, floor 1
Room: 1 202
Org Unit: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine

Associate Professor Cassandra Collins

Education

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Journals

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Conference Papers

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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