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In cane training, the grapevines are "spur pruned" meaning that in the winter the fruiting canes are pruned essentially down to their spurs with over 90 percent of the previous year's growth (or "brush" as it is known) removed. Examples of cane training systems include the Guyot, Mosel arch and Pendelbogen.
The shoot is ripening at this point and becomes known as a "cane." In wintertime, the canes of the grapevine are usually completely cut off with the amount and weight of the cane being used to gauge the amount of pruning and canopy management that will be needed for the upcoming year.
The small bud located at the base of a grapevine's cane or spur. Bench A natural terrace of flat land between two slopes. Bilateral cordon training A vine training system that utilizes two arms, or cordons, extending horizontally from the trunk in two different directions along support wires. Biodynamic wine
Viticulturalists and vineyard managers monitor the effect of climate, vine disease and pests in facilitating or impeding the vine's progression from bud break, flowering, fruit set, veraison, harvesting, leaf fall and dormancy – reacting if need be with the use of viticultural practices like canopy management, irrigation, vine training and ...
A Sangiovese grapevine in a vineyard with a cane extended. Prior to this cane developing grape clusters it could have been planted in the ground to propagate by layering. The propagation of grapevines is an important consideration in commercial viticulture and winemaking.
Garnering its name from a play on “soda pop,” these good-for-your-gut sodas are made with fairly simple ingredients: sparkling water, fruit juices, apple cider vinegar and organic cane sugar ...
A test site with several fruit tree forms located at Gaasbeek Castle. Fruit trees are grown in a variety of shapes, sometimes for aesthetic appeal but mainly to encourage fruit production. The form or shape of fruit trees can be manipulated by pruning and training. Shaping and promoting a particular tree form is undertaken to establish the ...
Some sodas and other fruit-flavored drinks also contain red dye No.3. When inspecting the label look for “red dye No.3,” “red 3,” “red dye 3,” “erythrosine,” and “FD&C Red No. 3 ...