TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Complete and Incomplete Girdles on `Thompson Seedless' and `Ribier' Table Grapes JF - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO - Am J Enol Vitic. SP - 65 LP - 67 DO - 10.5344/ajev.1976.27.2.65 VL - 27 IS - 2 AU - Fred Jensen AU - Don Luvisi AU - Fred Swanson AU - George Leavitt AU - F. Gordon Mitchell AU - Gene Mayer Y1 - 1976/01/01 UR - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/27/2/65.abstract N2 - Vines were trunk-girdled with complete girdles and with various percentages of bark left intact to study the effects of incomplete girdles. In one `Thompson Seedless' trial, berry weights were reduced with 95% complete girdles, and in the second trial with 90% complete girdles as compared to 100% girdles. Number of shattered berries per container, when vibrated, was increased when girdling completeness dropped to 80% as compared to 100 or 90% complete. With `Ribier,' only the 100% complete girdles advanced maturity. ER -