We planted Sunbelt and Valvin Muscat/C3309 grapes today. The Sunbelt was planted in row 7 and the Valvin Muscat in rows 5 & 6 of the MVEC Vineyard. … [Read more...] about Planted Valvin Muscat and Sunbelt grapes
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Dr. Hwang brought his wife and two daughters to the experiment station today - not for a visit - but to put them t work! The Hwang family went out into the vineyards to collect grape leaves for DNA extraction to use for marker selection. … [Read more...] about Dr. Hwang and family work together
Joe Rasmussen, Vesta practicum student, and I were taking grape phenology in the north vineyard when we saw a family of geese. We looked at the pond and saw two families swimming around. … [Read more...] about Two families of geese on Pine Pond at the station
GDD base 50 accumulated since April 1 = 539 (+55 departure from normal) at Mountain Grove http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages according to the Modified E-L system http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Observed broken shoots due to wind and storms. Cold, rainy weather prevalent during blossom for … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation
The calyptra or cap falls off of the grape flower for it to bloom. … [Read more...] about Caps off to grape blossoms