The juice analyses results (sugar, pH and acid) for the berry samples taken today are as follows: 8/9/2010 Cultivar °Brix pH TA Cayuga White F 16.0 3.13 0.694 Taminette N 16.9 3.11 1.043 Traminette F 17.5 3.03 0.840 Chambourcin MVEC 17.4 3.11 1.107 Chambourcin F 17.2 3.01 1.152 … [Read more...] about Grape juice chemistry
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On Friday, Dr. Mike Burton tested the rainfall simulator to make sure it would rain properly while Cody Wallace dug trenches next to the test plots. The researchers are going to analyze the surface water runoff from replicated plots treated with biosolids (reclaimed sewage) and conventional fertilizers. They will vary the frequency and duration of the rainfall in the simulators … [Read more...] about Thar she blows