There are several grape disorders that reduce fruit
set. One, millerandage, is from poor fertilization to
produce "hen and chicken" or small seedless berries; while
another, Coulure, is the failure of grape flowers to
develop into berries. A third one, inflorescence necrosis
(INec), is a disorder that should be in...
Inflorescence necrosis (IN) is a recently described disorder in grapes
characterized by partial or complete deterioration of the pedicel and rachis near
bloom. Elevated levels of ammonium in the rachis are associated with the
incidence of IN and hypothesized as the cause of the disorder. An incubation
system with single-node...
Dormancy of 'Pinot Noir' grapevines was characterized. Primary buds
required ca 300 cumulative chilling hours (CCH) to initiate the transition from
endodormancy to ecodormancy, which occurred in mid November. Additional
chilling, up to 1000 CCH, improved budbreak. Changes in bud water content
were estimated by gravimetric and spectroscopic methods. Total,...