Viticulture Flashcards

(34 cards)

1
Q

Which of the following sets are all major vine nutrients

A

Nitrogen phosphorus and potassium

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2
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In a vineyard the chemical composition of the soil is usually considered more important than the physical structure true or false

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False

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3
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Vine branches begin their existence as

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Canes

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4
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A trellis system is

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All the above designed to maximize sunlight promote circulation and protect vines

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5
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Which of the following statements is true

A

A Guyot trellis system is cane pruned

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6
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The term Vinifera?

A

None of tge above

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7
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A crossing is the new great variety created by combining parent grapes

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Of the same species

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8
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Pinot noir

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Has nearly 1000 clowns including Pommarde

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9
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New grapevines

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Tend to decline by their 20th year

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10
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Which of the following statements is not correct

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At veraison the grape berry is small hard green and high in acid

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11
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The first visible sign the DeVine is awake in spring is

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Weeping

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12
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The period when flower fertilization occurs in the great berries begin to develop is known as

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Fruit set

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13
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Harvesters optimal win

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Sugar levels are in balance with acidity and ph

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14
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In photosynthesis

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Chlorophyll in the leaves reacts with sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen

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15
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Which of the following procedures move sugars from the grape leaves to the grave berries

A

Translocation

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16
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The climate of the individual vineyard is referred to as

17
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Mediterranean climates have warm dry summers and mild wet winters and generally low humidity

18
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Which of the following statements is not true

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Warmer regions yeild fruit that is more tart than cooler regions Not true

19
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Which of the following statements is true

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Grapevines can adapt to nearly any type of soil as long as it drains well

20
Q

The further a vineyard lies from the equator

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All the above

21
Q

To cure soil that is too acidic the grower might possibly add

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Calcium oxide

22
Q

Vines that are purchased already grafted

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Are bench grafted

23
Q

Shoot devigoration

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Forces an upward growing shoot downward

24
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A renewal spur

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All the above

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Phyloxera
Is a kind of louse that damages vine roots
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The cure for phyloxera infestation is generally
Grafting vines into resistant route stocks
27
They go noir Schamber send the doll blank and silver blog
Are called French American hybrid vines
28
Which vineyard past is combined with its appropriate disease
Mealybug leaf roll virus
29
Pierces disease is a bacterial disease spread by insects true or false
True
30
Which federal agency overseas organic certification of vineyards
USDA
31
Bio dynamic vita culture is essentially the same as organic Valley culture by adding theories of sustainability
False
32
Which statement is not true
Sustainable vita culture follows the USDA's NOP program standards
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Which statement is true
Integrated pest management may support organic Vitacture
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Integrated pest management
Balances the population and ecosystem of insect populations