Guidelines for the preparation of table grapes in SA for export 2025/2026_ND

Average buds per vine = 58.2 Average buds per m 2 = 10.8

Average bud break % = 88.1% Average bunches per bud = 0.48

FIGURE 5. The average bud fertility of Crimson Seedless at four farms and in 31 randomly chosen vines in the Worcester region during the 2006 season. Credit: Gawie van der Merwe.

Figure 5 illustrates the fertility of Crimson Seedless. Bud position one is the first (lowest) bud on the cane. The chart shows that the best option for Crimson Seedless is half-long bearers with 6–8 buds and a bud load of 12–15 buds per m 2 of vineyard surface. The greatest fertility is between bud positions 4 and 9. The average fertility of Crimson Seedless is about 0.5 bunches per bud.