VMW 116 Summer Vineyard Practices

Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 2
Credits: 4

Surveys summer vineyard management practices. Covers planting, training of young vines, disease and weed control, canopy and vineyard floor management, and nutritional applications.

Prerequisite: VMW 114 and VMW 115, both with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Implement and evaluate a spray program.
Explain use of different planting techniques.
Perform and evaluate standard canopy management.
Conduct and analyze tissue sampling.

Content Outline

Nutritional Needs
- Petiole analysis
- Soil analysis
Disease Control
- Powdery mildew
- Botrytis
- Spray program
  - Pesticide safety
  - Sprayer operation
  - Cultural controls
- Canopy management
  - Shoot positioning
  - Leaf removal
  - Trellis evaluation
- Weed control
  - Ground cover maintained
  - Herbicides
  - Cultivation
Planting and Training Techniques
- Equipment
- Methods