PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Robert J. Weaver
AU  - Robert M. Pool
TI  - Defoliation of Vitis Vinifera Grapevines by Artificial Means
AID  - 10.5344/ajev.1971.22.2.76
DP  - 1971 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
PG  - 76--79
VI  - 22
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/22/2/76.short
4100  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/22/2/76.full
SO  - Am J Enol Vitic.1971 Jan 01; 22
AB  - Chemical defoliants, desiccants, and mechanical aids were tested at different stages of grapevine development. Effective in defoliating the grapevines was flaming followed by removal of the dried leaves with a stream of water. Flaming left no residue that could contaminate the berries. Most chemical treatments were unsuccessful, primarily because of damage to the clusters. The best chemical treatments were no better than flaming.