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Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

April 29, 2020 by Marilyn Odneal

GDD base 50 = 125 at  http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages described according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Due to the freeze on April 18 I did not evaluate the stages. It looks as though the vineyard with the most surviving primaries is Norton in the North vineyard. It … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

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Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

April 22, 2020 by Marilyn Odneal

GDD base 50 = 83 at  http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages described according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf Due to the freeze on April 18, I have taken photos of the buds, but did not evaluate the stages. I will be looking at the number of primary buds/shoots that survived … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

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Goose eggs!

April 21, 2020 by Marilyn Odneal

The goose nest is in the foreground on the pond bank. Photo by Jeremy Emery.

Jeremy caught a glimpse of a goose nest on the pond bank. On further investigation, he spied the parents swimming in the background. … [Read more...] about Goose eggs!

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Freeze injury to grapes

April 20, 2020 by Marilyn Odneal

Catawba, like the other cultivars at this stage of development, had primary shoots killed by the freeze.

At 5:23am Saturday morning the temperature dropped to 25.6 degrees F, which is a critical temperature for developing grape buds and shoots. The dew point was 21 degrees F, lower than the minimum air temperature. Many cultivars were at the stage where the first leaf was separating from the shoot or at bud burst. We sustained significant damage on all vineyards. Some cultivars … [Read more...] about Freeze injury to grapes

Filed Under: Grapes, Phenology

Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

April 15, 2020 by Marilyn Odneal

1. N Norton E-L Stage 4 Budburst; leaf tips visible.

GDD base 50 = 67 at  http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/reports/gddTable.asp Phenology stages described according to the Modified E-L System http://door.uwex.edu/files/2010/10/ModifiedEichhornLorennzsystem.pdf … [Read more...] about Grape phenology and GDD accumulation

Filed Under: Grapes, Phenology

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