Influence of simulated mechanized pruning and hand pruning on yield and berry composition of Vitis rotundifolia noble and welder

American Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 291-296

  Andersen, Peter C ^a   Sims, Charles A ^b   Harrison, Jay M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

berry composition; mechanized pruning; muscadine grapes; pruning; soluble solids; titratable acidity; Vitis rotundifolia; yield

Indexed keywords

VITIS ROTUNDIFOLIA;

EID: 0029863790     PISSN: 00029254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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