This 15-page guide to muscadines contains information on markets, cultivars, USDA grading standards, harvesting information, container selection, and numerous photos.…
Guyot Vine Training System
Patty Skinkis, Oregon State University
The Guyot training system is a part of a group of systems referred to as a VSP system (vertical shoot positioned; other examples include the lyre system). The system was developed in France in the …
Sépalos
Partes de la planta que parece hojas y se encuentra en la parte exterior de las flores. Usualmente verdes, localizados debajo de los pétalos. El conjunto de sépalos se llama cáliz.
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Grapes 101 Articles: How Grapes Work (Vine Physiology)
Grapes 101 is a series of brief articles focused on the basics of viticulture and enology, and published in Appellation Cornell, a quarterly newsletter from Cornell’s Viticulture and Enology Program.
Several articles focus on the basics of how vines …
Head-Trained, Spur-Pruned Training System for Grapes
Jim Wolpert, UC Davis
The head-trained, spur-pruned training system was the earliest training system employed in California. Traditionally it was used in the coastal vineyards as well as in the foothills and interior valleys because it was inexpensive and easy …
Canopy Management for Hybrids: Hudson River Umbrella & Umbrella Kniffen
Introduction Why manage canopies? Targets Managing canopies in hybrids Shoot thinning Basal leaf removal Shoot positioning Hedging Cluster thinning Summary More info
Tim Martinson and Justine Vanden Heuvel, Cornell University
Introduction
Figure 1. Figure 1. Excess vigor in this Traminette
Growing Wine Grapes in Michigan
Ron Perry, Paolo Sabbatini and James Burns, Department of Horticulture, Michigan State University
Similar to the cool climates of Europe such as Austria, Germany and Burgundy, wines produced in Michigan are found to be aromatic, clean, crisp, and often balanced
Spotted Wing Drosophila in Grapes
How SWD Locate Grapes Detection Management Origin More Info
Blair Sampson, John Adamczyk, Stephen Stringer, and Donna Marshall (USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Research Laboratory, Poplarville, MS) and Eric Stafne (Mississippi State University)
Left: Male spotted wing Drosophila. Right: Ovipositor …
African Fig Fly in Grapes
Description Life Cycle Damage More Info
Chris Werle, Blair Sampson, John Adamczyk (USDA-ARS Thad Cochran Southern Horticultural Laboratory, Poplarville, MS) and Eric T. Stafne, Mississippi State University
African Fig Fly (left) and Spotted Wing Drosophila (right). Note larger size and
Wine
Analyzing Elemental Sulfur Residues on Grapes
Enology Access (wine-related site from UC Davis)…