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Life cycle of the vine starts with?
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Budbreak (usually in March)
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What is the next step & when does it occur?
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Flowing
6-13 weeks depends on the climate |
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After flowing you get?
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Fruit set
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The next step happens in August. Name and describe it
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Veraison
when the grapes begin to ripen. sugar moves from leaf system to grape |
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How do you calculate 'degree days'
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Multiply the days in each month of the growing season by the number of degree days OVER 50F for that month.
The add the totals |
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What are the levels of degree days?
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Region I - less than 2500 *Days
Region II - 25000-3000 Region III - 3000-3500 Region IV - 3500-4000 Region V - +4000 |
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Minimum amount of sunshine required to support viticulture?
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1300 hrs
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minimum amount of rainfall required for viticulture
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25-30 inches annually
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T or F: vines in cool climate regions get more sunshine then warmer regions
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TRUE
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Macroclimate is?
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Climate of a region
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Mesoclimate is?
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Climate of a vineyard
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