250 px, Le Château Savigny-lès-Beaune, where Jules Guyot died in 1872 Dr. Jules Guyot (17 May 1807 – 31 March 1872) was a French physician and

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who was born in the commune of Gyé-sur-Seine in the department of

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, and had an avid interest in

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and

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, but he is best known for his work in

viticulture Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...

Biography

As a student, Guyot participated in the 1830

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, and during the unrest in 1831 was jailed in the Sainte-Pélagie prison. He has a

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of pear called the ''Docteur Jules Guyot'' named after him, and the ''Institut universitaire de la Vigne et du Vin'' (aka "Institute Jules Guyot") at the

University of Burgundy The University of Burgundy (french: Université de Bourgogne, uB; formerly known as ''Université de Dijon'') is a public university located in Dijon, France. The University of Burgundy is situated on a large campus (more than 150 ha) in the east ...

Dijon Dijon (, , ) (dated) * it, Digione * la, Diviō or * lmo, Digion is the prefecture of the Côte-d'Or department and of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in northeastern France. the commune had a population of 156,920. The earlies ...

is named in his honor. This institute offers degrees in the study of

oenology Oenology (also enology; ) is the science and study of wine and winemaking. Oenology is distinct from viticulture, which is the science of the growing, cultivation, and harvesting of grapes. The English word oenology derives from the Greek word ' ...

Career

Guyot is remembered for making improvements in the cultivation and preparation of grapevines for the production of quality wines. He introduced the " Guyot system" of "cane-pruning" of vines for trellises. The Guyot system is extensively used throughout vineyards in Europe. The terms "single Guyot" and "double Guyot" are used for different techniques in the

training of vines The use of vine training systems in viticulture is aimed primarily to assist in Canopy (grape), canopy management with finding the balance in enough foliage to facilitate photosynthesis without excessive shading that could impede Ripeness in vitic ...

. Among his written works are: ''Culture de la vigne et vinification'', and ''Étude des vignobles de France, pour servir à l'enseignement mutuel de la viticulture et de la vinification françaises''. The latter work concerned Guyot's six-year research (1861–67) of vineyards in 71 departments throughout France.

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Guyot Vine Training Techniques
1807 births 1872 deaths 19th-century French physicians French agronomists People from Aube {{france-scientist-stub