Training a grapevine involves a manipulation of vine form. The type of training may lead to
differences in total leaf area and the percentage of leaf area well-exposed to light …

Information on the evolution, taxonomy, morphology, anatomy, physiology and genetics of
grapevines has been scarce and thinly spread in the literature on horticulture and the plant …

Fully revised with new content and full-colour figures throughout, the second edition of this
successful book contains expanded content for all sections, particularly those covering the …

Grapes are one of the most valuable fruit crops in the United States and can be processed
into a variety of products. The grape and wine industry contributes to and impacts the US …

Aims: In order to investigate the effect of vine training system on grape phenolic composition,
a divided canopy system (Lyre) and a vertical shoot positioned trellis with two different …

Minimal pruning (MP) is a technique used to reduce labor costs and produce high-quality
winegrapes. To evaluate the effects of MP on grapes cultivated in warm-climate regions, a …

A production trial in the San Joaquin Valley of California was conducted where canopy
microclimate of Syrah 05/SO4 grapevines was altered through three pruning systems and …

The hypothesis that short mechanical hedging can be successfully applied even on cultivars
with low fruitfulness of basal buds was tested over four years (2000 to 2003) on Vitis vinifera …

Light microclimate, yield components, and fruit composition were investigated from 1999 to
2002 on vines growing in the Niagara Peninsula in Ontario, Canada. Six training systems …

The Effect of Alternative Pruning Methods on the Viticultural and Oenological Performance of
Some Wine Grape Varieties Page 1 S. Afr. J. Enol. Vitic., Vol. 28, No. 2, 2007 107 The Effect of …