General Viticulture

Name: General Viticulture
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ISBN: 9780520025912

ISBN-10: 0520025911

ISBN-13: 9780520025912

Edition: 2nd 1974 (Revised)

Authors: A. J. Winkler, James A. Cook, William Mark Kliewer, Lloyd A. Lider, Laura Cerruti

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Wherever grapevines are cultivated, this book will be welcome because it fills a long-standing need for a clear, concise treatment of modern viticulture. During the past fifty years, more progress has been made in the science and art of growing grapes for table use and raisin or wine production than in any previous century. This new edition has been revised throughout. The chapters on vine structure, vine physiology, the grape flower and berry set, development and composition of grapes, and means of improving grape quality add to our knowledge of the vine and its functions. The text is designed to enable those concerned with either vine or fruit problems to arrive at considered diagnoses.…

Book details

List price: $73.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 12/13/1974
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 710
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.50" long x 2.10" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English



Preface to the Second Edition



History



Classification of Grapes



Geographical Distribution of Grape Growing



Climate and Soils



Structure of the Vine



The Physiology of the Vine



The Grape Flower and Berry Set



Development and Composition of Grapes



Propagation



Establishing the Vineyard



Supports for Vines



Training Young Vines



Pruning



Means of Improving Grade Quality



Cultivation, Chemical Weed Control, and Erosion Control



Irrigation



Fertilizer Elements Required by the Vine



Grape Diseases and Disorders



Grape Pests



Harvesting and Packing Table Grapes



Harvesting Wine Grapes



Precooling, Fumigation, and Storage of Table Grapes



Raisins



Grape Varieties


Index