Separation of sunlight and temperature effects on the composition of Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot berries

SE Spayd, JM Tarara, DL Mee… - American journal of …, 2002 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
Anthocyanin and phenolic profiles of berry skins from Vitis vinifera cv. Merlot in the Yakima
Valley of Washington were influenced by sun exposure and temperature in 1999 and 2000. …

Berry temperature and solar radiation alter acylation, proportion, and concentration of anthocyanin in Merlot grapes

JM Tarara, J Lee, SE Spayd… - American journal of …, 2008 - Am Soc Enol Viticulture
Using a forced convection system, temperatures of Merlot grape clusters were monitored
and controlled between veraison and harvest to produce a dynamic range of berry …

[PDF][PDF] Microclimate modification with plastic mulch

JM Tarara - HortScience, 2000 - journals.ashs.org
Received for publication 27 May 1999. Accepted for publication 9 Sept. 1999. The cost of
publishing this paper was defrayed in part by the payment of page charges. Under postal …

Assessing the impact of temperature on grape phenolic metabolism

SD Cohen, JM Tarara, JA Kennedy - Analytica chimica acta, 2008 - Elsevier
This study assessed the impact of fruit temperature on the phenolic metabolism of grape
berries (Vitis vinifera L. cv. Merlot) grown under field conditions with controlled exposure to …

Impact of diurnal temperature variation on grape berry development, proanthocyanidin accumulation, and the expression of flavonoid pathway genes

SD Cohen, JM Tarara, GA Gambetta… - Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Little is known about the impact of temperature on proanthocyanidin (PA) accumulation in
grape skins, despite its significance in berry composition and wine quality. Field-grown grapes …

Dynamic thermal time model of cold hardiness for dormant grapevine buds

…, JM Tarara, LJ Mills, GG Grove, M Keller - Annals of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims Grapevine (Vitis spp.) cold hardiness varies dynamically throughout
the dormant season, primarily in response to changes in temperature. The development and …

Measuring soil water content in the laboratory and field with dual‐probe heat‐capacity sensors

JM Tarara, JM Ham - Agronomy Journal, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Dual‐probe heat‐capacity sensors were constructed and tested in laboratory and field
conditions to determine their application for measuring volumetric soil water content (θ v ). The …

Warm spring temperatures induce persistent season-long changes in shoot development in grapevines

M Keller, JM Tarara - Annals of botany, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Background and Aims The influence of temperature on the timing of budbreak in woody
perennials is well known, but its effect on subsequent shoot growth and architecture has …

Biochar produced from anaerobically digested fiber reduces phosphorus in dairy lagoons

JD Streubel, HP Collins, JM Tarara… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
This study evaluated the use of biochar produced from anaerobic digester dairy fiber (ADF)
to sequester phosphorus (P) from dairy lagoons. The ADF was collected from a plugged flow …

Deficit irrigation promotes arbuscular colonization of fine roots by mycorrhizal fungi in grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.) in an arid climate

RP Schreiner, JM Tarara, RP Smithyman - Mycorrhiza, 2007 - Springer
Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) is a common practice applied in irrigated vineyards to control
canopy growth and improve fruit quality, but little is known of how imposed water deficits …