Viticulture Flashcards

1
Q

Which of the following sets are all major vine nutrients

A

Nitrogen phosphorus and potassium

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2
Q

In a vineyard the chemical composition of the soil is usually considered more important than the physical structure true or false

A

False

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3
Q

Vine branches begin their existence as

A

Canes

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4
Q

A trellis system is

A

All the above designed to maximize sunlight promote circulation and protect vines

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5
Q

Which of the following statements is true

A

A Guyot trellis system is cane pruned

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6
Q

The term Vinifera?

A

None of tge above

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7
Q

A crossing is the new great variety created by combining parent grapes

A

Of the same species

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8
Q

Pinot noir

A

Has nearly 1000 clowns including Pommarde

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9
Q

New grapevines

A

Tend to decline by their 20th year

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10
Q

Which of the following statements is not correct

A

At veraison the grape berry is small hard green and high in acid

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11
Q

The first visible sign the DeVine is awake in spring is

A

Weeping

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12
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The period when flower fertilization occurs in the great berries begin to develop is known as

A

Fruit set

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13
Q

Harvesters optimal win

A

Sugar levels are in balance with acidity and ph

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14
Q

In photosynthesis

A

Chlorophyll in the leaves reacts with sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen

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15
Q

Which of the following procedures move sugars from the grape leaves to the grave berries

A

Translocation

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16
Q

The climate of the individual vineyard is referred to as

A

Meso climate

17
Q

Mediterranean climates have warm dry summers and mild wet winters and generally low humidity

A

True

18
Q

Which of the following statements is not true

A

Warmer regions yeild fruit that is more tart than cooler regions Not true

19
Q

Which of the following statements is true

A

Grapevines can adapt to nearly any type of soil as long as it drains well

20
Q

The further a vineyard lies from the equator

A

All the above

21
Q

To cure soil that is too acidic the grower might possibly add

A

Calcium oxide

22
Q

Vines that are purchased already grafted

A

Are bench grafted

23
Q

Shoot devigoration

A

Forces an upward growing shoot downward

24
Q

A renewal spur

A

All the above

25
Q

Phyloxera

A

Is a kind of louse that damages vine roots

26
Q

The cure for phyloxera infestation is generally

A

Grafting vines into resistant route stocks

27
Q

They go noir Schamber send the doll blank and silver blog

A

Are called French American hybrid vines

28
Q

Which vineyard past is combined with its appropriate disease

A

Mealybug leaf roll virus

29
Q

Pierces disease is a bacterial disease spread by insects true or false

A

True

30
Q

Which federal agency overseas organic certification of vineyards

A

USDA

31
Q

Bio dynamic vita culture is essentially the same as organic Valley culture by adding theories of sustainability

A

False

32
Q

Which statement is not true

A

Sustainable vita culture follows the USDA’s NOP program standards

33
Q

Which statement is true

A

Integrated pest management may support organic Vitacture

34
Q

Integrated pest management

A

Balances the population and ecosystem of insect populations