TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kamas,Jim
TI  - Growing grapes in Texas: from the commercial vineyard to the backyard vine 
T2  - Texas A & M AgriLife Research and Extension Service series
SN  - 9781623492236
AV  - SB387.76.T4 K36 2014eb
U1  - 634.809764 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - College Station, Texas
PB  - Texas A & M University Press
KW  - Viticulture
KW  - Texas
KW  - Vineyards
KW  - Vignobles
KW  - GARDENING
KW  - Fruit
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes index; Why do you want to plant a vineyard? -- History of grape growing in Texas -- Grape-growing regions of Texas -- Factors limiting grape production in Texas -- Systematics of the genus vitis -- Choosing a vineyard site -- Timeline for establishing and planting the vineyard -- Vineyard design -- The growth cycle and grape maturity -- Grapevine physiology -- Rootstock selection -- Selecting fruiting varieties -- Choosing a training system -- Pruning and training dormant vines -- Canopy management -- Grapevine nutrition and vineyard fertilization -- Diseases affecting foliage and fruit -- Other diseases affecting grapevines -- Vineyard floor management -- Grapevine water needs and vineyard irrigation -- Insect and mite pests -- Vertebrate pest control -- Vineyard equipment and infrastructure needs -- Vineyard and winery relations
N2  - In this complete and approachable manual on grape growing in Texas, Jim Kamas asks the essential question all potential growers need to answer: Why do you want to plant a vineyard? Outlining the challenges and risks to all who think viticulture is a weekend hobby, Kamas then identifies the state's current grape growing regions and covers everything the commercial or home producer needs to know in order to have a successful vineyard. Well-illustrated text offers chapters on site choice and design, rootstock and fruiting varieties, pruning and training strategies, canopy and floor management, and
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