CSW-Module 3 - Chap 4 Flashcards
Term for the portion of the vine that includes branches, leaves, and fruit
Canopy
Term use for the process where an unrooted cutting is inserted into the trunk of an existing vine
Field Grafting
Ideal degrees of latitude for commercial viticulture
Between 30 and 50 degrees
Ideal weather conditions for flowering
Warm and dry (rain or wind can hinder fertilization)
Term used for the transition from flower to berry
Berry set or Fruit set
Condition where many flowers do not develop into grapes
Coulure (Shatter)
Abnormal fruit set resulting in many small, seedless berries in the grape bunches
Millerandage
The onset of the ripening of the grapes
Veraison
Typical time period from bud break to harvest
140 to 160 days
The process by which sunlight is used by the vine to create sugar
Photosynthesis
Process by which water evaporates through the openings in the vine’s leaves
Transpiration
Process by which sugars are broken down and used by the vine as energy
Respiration
Process by which materials are moved from one area of a plant to another
Translocation
French term for the combined natural factors of a vineyard
Terroir
Root-eating louse that almost killed off the great vineyards of Europe (and then the world)
Phylloxera
