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How to schedule vineyard irrigation?
In many wine growing regions irrigation of vines is either necessary in order for the vines to thrive, or to fill-in the gap due to lack of water during the intensive vine growth period in the summer months. As water is a limited resource, many grape growers are forced to minimize water use while at […]
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What to do with the vine prunings after dormant pruning?
One of the most important annual activities in the vineyard is dormant pruning, which is the removal of old wood during the vine’s dormant season. It’s believed to be the most important and expensive vineyard management practice since the quality and quantity of the later harvested grapes depend on it. Dormant pruning should be performed […]
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Overview of Grapevine Structure and Function
Grapevine is an interesting plant not only that it produce some of the best fruit on earth which can be transformed into the wine, but also as the plant itself. Grapevine is an interesting plant not only because it produces some of the best fruit on earth, which can be pressed into wine, but also […]
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Why the need to calculate growing degree days in vineyard?
Grapevine is a plant of warm climate: it requires a sufficient amount of heat for growth. As its development is strongly influenced by daily temperature, grape growers often use weather-based indicators to predict vine growth stages such as bloom, veraison, and maturity. The growing degree day calculator is one of the most known tools to […]
