Growing grapes in Texas : from the commercial vineyard to the backyard vine / Jim Kamas.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service seriesPublisher: College Station, Texas : Texas A & M University Press, [2014]Copyright date: Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 250 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781623491802
  • 1623491800
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 634.809764 23
LOC classification:
  • SB387.76.T4 K36 2014
Contents:
Why do you want to plant a vineyard? -- History of grape growing in Texas -- Grape-growing regions of Texas -- Factors limiting grape production in Texas -- Systematics of the genus vitis -- Choosing a vineyard site -- Timeline for establishing and planting the vineyard -- Vineyard design -- The growth cycle and grape maturity -- Grapevine physiology -- Rootstock selection -- Selecting fruiting varieties -- Choosing a training system -- Pruning and training dormant vines -- Canopy management -- Grapevine nutrition and vineyard fertilization -- Diseases affecting foliage and fruit -- Other diseases affecting grapevines -- Vineyard floor management -- Grapevine water needs and vineyard irrigation -- Insect and mite pests -- Vertebrate pest control -- Vineyard equipment and infrastructure needs -- Vineyard and winery relations.
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Includes index.

Why do you want to plant a vineyard? -- History of grape growing in Texas -- Grape-growing regions of Texas -- Factors limiting grape production in Texas -- Systematics of the genus vitis -- Choosing a vineyard site -- Timeline for establishing and planting the vineyard -- Vineyard design -- The growth cycle and grape maturity -- Grapevine physiology -- Rootstock selection -- Selecting fruiting varieties -- Choosing a training system -- Pruning and training dormant vines -- Canopy management -- Grapevine nutrition and vineyard fertilization -- Diseases affecting foliage and fruit -- Other diseases affecting grapevines -- Vineyard floor management -- Grapevine water needs and vineyard irrigation -- Insect and mite pests -- Vertebrate pest control -- Vineyard equipment and infrastructure needs -- Vineyard and winery relations.

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