PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Robert L. Hatch AU - Manuel Ruiz TI - Influence of Pruning Date on Budbreak of Desert Table Grapes AID - 10.5344/ajev.1987.38.4.326 DP - 1987 Jan 01 TA - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture PG - 326--328 VI - 38 IP - 4 4099 - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/38/4/326.short 4100 - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/38/4/326.full SO - Am J Enol Vitic.1987 Jan 01; 38 AB - For three years, Perlette, Cardinal, and Thompson Seedless vines were pruned at two-week intervals from late November to early February. Results indicate a higher percent and more even budbreak of both Perlette and Thompson Seedless when pruned during January; Cardinals were less sensitive to pruning dates. Observations also indicate that earlier bloom and subsequent harvest coincide with optimum pruning dates. Accumulated winter chilling to determine optimum pruning dates is suggested as a means of improving desert table grape production.