2. The Vine Growth Cycle

Question 1

What is pollination

Answer 1

Pollination is the process of transferring pollen grains from anther to stigma

Question 2

What does germination mean;

Answer 2

process where a pollen grain, after landing on a receptive stigma undergoes a series of changes, including hydration, that lead to the formation of a pollen tube.

Question 3

What is flowering

Answer 3

Flowering describes the opening of the individual flowers within an inflorescence.

Question 4

What is fruit set

Answer 4

Fruit set is the term used to describe this transition from flower to grape.

Question 4

What is self pollination

Answer 4

the pollen from the stamens of one flower is transferred to the stigma of the same flower, or a different flower in the same plant

Question 5

what is bud fruitfulness

Answer 5

(the number of inflorescences that will develop from a bud)

Question 6

What is xylem

Answer 6

type of transport tissue that transfers water and some nutrients from the roots to other parts of the vine

Question 7

What is synthesis of compounds

Answer 7

the construction of complex chemical compounds from simpler ones

Question 8

What is a Phloem

Answer 8

a type of transport tissue that transfers sugars from the leaves to other parts of the vine

Question 9

What is polymerise

Answer 9

a process in which relatively small molecules combine chemically to produce a very large chainlike or network molecule

Question 10

what is optimal ripeness?

Answer 10

the time at which the combination of the sugar, acid, tannin and aroma ripeness is at its most favourable