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| Inventory Number: E2644 | Copies in Stock: 29 | ||
| Title: Vineyard Establishment I - Preplant Decisions | |||
| Description: Companion to E2645, "Vineyard Establishment II: Planting and Early Care of Vineyards." Color photos/illustrations. Chapter 1, selecting a site covers winter minimum temperatures, growing season length and heat accumulation, spring freeze damage, cropping history and soil characteristics. Second chapter is on designing a vineyard-row orientation, length and spacing, headlands, access roads, preliminary layout and mapping. Chapter 3 details how to obtain grapevines, including varieties, number needed, propagating, etc. Chapter 4 tells how to prepare the site and covers weed control, tree/shrub removal, controlling soil erosion, soil chemistry/drainage, irrigation and replanting. Appendix on selecting wine grape varieties, rootstocks and sources. | |||
| Author: Zabadal, Tom | |||
| Status: REPRINT | |||
| Print Date: 5/11/2004 | |||
| No Pages: 40 | |||
| Price: $5.50 | |||
| Publication can be found under Subject(s): | |||
| FRUIT - COMMERCIAL | |||
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