Woody T-Budding of Grapevines — Storage of Bud Shields Instead of Cuttings

¹ Casilla de Correo No. 79, 5600, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina.

The use of woody T-budding of grapevines has widely spread to many viticultural countries because of ease of performance and a high percentage of take. In order to reduce the amount of cold room space needed to store dormant cuttings and the demand for handwork during the budding season, dormant bud shields were cut and successfully stored until the spring. Three thousand shields were stored in the same space required to store approximately 100 cuttings that would yield about 500 bud shields. When T-budded, the percent take following sand storage was 97 for bud shields compared to 98 for cuttings.