The Vine

Question 1

Major N. American Vitis species

Answer 1

V. lambrusca, V. riparia, V. berlandieri, V. rupestris

Question 2

Where is V. vinifera indigenous?

Answer 2

Eurasia

Question 3

Four sections of the vine

Answer 3

Shoots, 1yr Old Wood, Permanent Wood, Roots

Question 4

Where do shoots originate?

Answer 4

Previous years buds

Question 5

Purpose of main axis

Answer 5

Move water & solutions, as well as store carbohydrates

Question 6

Swollen point where other structures attach

Answer 6

Nodes

Question 7

Space between nodes

Answer 7

Internodes

Question 8

What is lignification?

Answer 8

Process in late summer where shoots become woody, rigid, & brown. Called Canes after this.

Question 9

Name for the leaf stalk

Answer 9

Petiole

Question 10

Where do buds form?

Answer 10

Between the petiole and the stem

Question 11

What do buds contain?

Answer 11

All shoot structures in minature

Question 12

What are the two main types of buds?

Answer 12

Compound buds & Prompt buds

Question 13

What is another name for compound buds?

Answer 13

Latent buds

Question 14

When do compound buds (latent buds) break?

Answer 14

The growing season after they form

Question 15

How many buds are typically contained in a compound (latent) bud?

Answer 15

3. The primary bud, and smaller secondary and tertiary buds that only grow if the primary bud was damaged

Question 16

When do prompt buds break?

Answer 16

The same growing season they formed

Question 17

Where do prompt buds form?

Answer 17

On the primary shoot

Question 18

What do prompt buds produce?

Answer 18

Lateral shoots