RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Nodes Per Cane, Primary Bud Phenology, and Spring Freeze Damage to Concord Grapevines. a Preliminary Note
JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
JO Am J Enol Vitic.
FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture
SP 229
OP 232
DO 10.5344/ajev.1978.29.4.229
VO 29
IS 4
A1 Howell, Gordon S.
A1 Wolpert, James A.
YR 1978
UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/29/4/229.abstract
AB The number of nodes per cane was shown to have an effect on the development and onset of growth of primary buds at basal nodes. The delay in development of primary shoots was sufficient in 1977 to reduce spring freeze kill from 56% to 2% for nodes 1-5 and 49% to 10% for nodes 1-10. A pruning procedure to take advantage of this effect is presented.