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Growing Grapes in Texas : From the Commercial Vineyard to the Backyard Vine /
In this complete and approachable manual on grape growing in Texas, Jim Kamas asks the essential question all potential growers need to answer: Why do you want to plant a vineyard? Outlining the challenges and risks to all who think viticulture is a weekend hobby, Kamas then identifies the state...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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College Station, Texas :
Texas A & M University Press,
2014.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Why do you want to plant a vineyard?
- History of grape growing in Texas
- Grape-growing regions of Texas
- Factors limiting grape production in Texas
- Systematics of the genus vitis
- Choosing a vineyard site
- Timeline for establishing and planting the vineyard
- Vineyard design
- The growth cycle and grape maturity
- Grapevine physiology
- Rootstock selection
- Selecting fruiting varieties
- Choosing a training system
- Pruning and training dormant vines
- Canopy management
- Grapevine nutrition and vineyard fertilization
- Diseases affecting foliage and fruit
- Other diseases affecting grapevines
- Vineyard floor management
- Grapevine water needs and vineyard irrigation
- Insect and mite pests
- Vertebrate pest control
- Vineyard equipment and infrastructure needs
- Vineyard and winery relations.