Annual Growth Cycle of a Grapevine - P.G. Goussard

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FOREWORD	1
INTRODUCTION	2
PART 1	4
The winter grapevine after pruning – ready to embark on the growing season	4
PART 2	12
Swelling of the bud, breaking open of bud scales and efflorescence of the woolly bud	12
PART 3	24
Establishment and further development of the woolly bud	24
PART 4	36
Bud break and subsequent development of buds	36
PART 5	48
Shoot lengthening, unfurling of leaves and exposure of flower clusters	48
PART 6	60
The development of the flower cluster and individual flowers	60
PART 7	72
The onset and course of the flowering process	72
PART 8	84
Set and subsequent berry development	84
PART 9	96
Ripening	96
PART 10	108
Ageing, development of autumn colours and onset of leaf drop	108
PART 11	120
Winter grapevines following complete leaf drop – ready to face the onslaught of winter pruning	120
SUMMARY / ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS	128

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