Leaving more growing nodes per vine at pruning (to increase vine productivity) and applying deficit irrigation strategies (to increase fruit and wine quality) are are …
Mapping vine reserves variations to predict vineyard productivity
Tag: Pruning
How to design a vineyard sampling strategy accounting for spatial variability?
One of the main challenges for a winegrower before harvest is : “where is it best to sample?” and “how many locations do I need to …
Reducing costs with NDVI: it is possible!
While NDVI has been used for only a few years in viticulture, it has been more than 20 years since cereal farmers adopted NDVI index …
Review of 2017 Pruning – Daniel Baron
Review of 2017 Pruning In February I had the pleasure to spend four days pruning with the Simonit and Sirch team from Italy – …
Respect sap flow: Pruning for optimal vine health & homogeneity
Pruning is a critical activity for vineyards to achieve vine balance as winter approaches. Alessandro Zanutta from Simonit&Sirch made an excellent presentation at our 2015 …