Caps off to grape blossoms - What's happening in the field?

What's happening in the field?

At the Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

Caps off to grape blossoms

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The calyptra or cap falls off of the grape flower for it to bloom.

The Sunbelt grapes are beginning to lose their caps and blossom
The Sunbelt grapes are beginning to lose their caps and blossom