Element One, The Vine Plant

Question 1

What will be the function of the roots for the Vine?

Answer 1

Absorb water and nutrient from the soil, anchor the wine, and store carbohydrates to survive the winter.

Question 2

What will be the function of the trunk and arms for the Vine?

Answer 2

Enabel the vine to reach the sun, allow transport of water and other substances between roots, leaves and fruit. Storing carbohydrates to survive the winter.

Question 3

What will be the function of the shoots for the Vine?

Answer 3

Grow out of the bud and support the leaves, goes woody and brown in the autumn. Become the “cane”

Question 4

What will be the function of the nodes for the Vine?

Answer 4

vine shoots are segmented by bumps (nodes) and from which grow the leaves, flower, and tendrils.

Question 5

What will be the function of the buds for the Vine?

Answer 5

Forms at the base of the leaf stalk and allow the shoot to branch out.

Question 6

Explain the words “Prompt” buds and “latent”/”dormant” Buds!

Answer 6

Prompt - buds that breaks the same year as they are formed.

Latent och dormant buds breaks the following spring.

Question 7

What will be the function of the leaves for the Vine?

Answer 7

Responsible for the Photosynthesis, (energy from sun to fuel the Vine), Evaporate water and sucking up water thru their pores.

Question 8

What will be the function of the Petioles/ Leaf stalks for the Vine?

Answer 8

Petioles analysis is one of the best ways to determining the nutrient requirements for the vine

Question 9

What will be the function of the Flowers for the Vine? and Called what in group?

Answer 9

reproductive, the flowers are hermaphroditic, Female and male.
“Inflorescence”

Question 10

What will be the function of the tendrils for the vine? and where are they placed on the Vine?

Answer 10

Keeping the Vine upright and get maximum of sun.

the top haft of the shoots.

Question 11

What will be the function of the Berries for the vine?

Answer 11

Attract animals to spread the seeds inside. And make wine!

Question 12

Budburst, when in North and South and what happends?

Answer 12

April/ May in North and Sept/Oct in south. As a result of temp increased Carbohydrates stored in the roots return to the trunk and canes.

Question 13

Rapid shoot growth occurs in North and South?

Answer 13

May to august i North and Oct to janu in South

Question 14

Flowering followed by fruit set is when In North and South? Weather at this moment is very important, why?

Answer 14

North June/July
South Nov/Dec
Pollination and fruit set need not to strong winds, or rain.

Question 15

Berry growth and verasion in North and South? Important thing that happens to the grape?

Answer 15

North July to Sept
South December to Feb
Change in the colour of the skin

Question 16

Wood ripening in North and South, and what happens?

Answer 16

September to Nov in North and Feb to April in South.

carbohydrates get back in to canes, trunk and rootstock for next year

Question 17

Berry ripening and harvest In North and South, why is rain not wanted?

Answer 17

September to Nov in North and Feb to May in South.

berrys ripen and sugars accumulate, no spraying and no disease controll

Question 18

Winter Dormancy, In North and south? In warm winters what can happen?

Answer 18

Nov to Jan in north and May to July in south.

The vine can wake up and “winter” pruning will take place

Question 19

What is Floral Initation?

Answer 19

embryonic flowers develop an the dormant bud the year preceding budburst.

Question 20

First two and three years the vine grows its trunk and any other permanent wood needed. What is removed and why?

Answer 20

The Bunches and any unwanted shoots.

Question 21

What is the result of the vine´s year two and three´s thin permanent wood structure?

Answer 21

Less room for over-wintering carbohydrats and there for less vigour of shoot growth.

Question 22

why can the first few crops from a vine be of very high quality?

Answer 22

Less leaves vs Fruit, well-exposed fruit on the vine

Question 23

Between year 7 - 20 of the vines life permanent wood thicken but in a proportional decrease, other things that happens?

Answer 23

Yields are at their highest, Common that quality drop at the beginning of this time. Winter pruning and summer trimming weaken the vine. Ripped out or keep?