In biology, the BBCH-scale for grapes describes the
phenological
Phenology is the study of periodic events in biological life cycles and how these are influenced by seasonal and interannual variations in climate, as well as habitat factors (such as elevation).
Examples include the date of emergence of leaves ...
development of
grape
A grape is a fruit, botanically a berry, of the deciduous woody vines of the flowering plant genus '' Vitis''. Grapes are a non- climacteric type of fruit, generally occurring in clusters.
The cultivation of grapes began perhaps 8,000 years a ...
s using the
BBCH-scale The BBCH-scale is used to identify the phenological development stages of plants. BBCH-scales have been developed for a range of crop species where similar growth stages of each plant are given the same code.
Phenological development stages of plan ...
.
The phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of grapes are:
See also
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Annual growth cycle of grapevines
The annual growth cycle of grapevines is the process that takes place in the vineyard each year, beginning with bud break in the spring and culminating in leaf fall in autumn followed by winter dormancy. From a winemaking perspective, each step ...
References
* {{cite journal
, last = Lorenz
, first = D.H. , author2=K.W. Eichhorn , author3=H. Bleiholder , author4=R. Klose , author5=U. Meier , author6=E. Weber
, title = Phänologische Entwicklungsstadien der Weinrebe (Vitis vinifera L. ssp. vinifera).
, journal = Vitic. Enol. Sci.
, volume = 49
, pages = 66–70
, date = 1994
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