Area of Expertise

Viticulture Cultivation and Breeding Science

Department

Horticulture

Discipline

Viticulture Cultivation and Breeding

Areas of Expertise

Propagation Techniques

Basic (Foundation) Material/Nursery Stock Production
Certified Virus-Free ("Blue Label") Nursery Stock Production
Clonal Micropropagation via Tissue Culture

Vineyard Cultivation Techniques

Modern Vineyard Establishment (Design and Implementation)
Training Systems
Formative and Fruit Pruning
Canopy Management (Winter and Summer Pruning)
Irrigation/Fertilization/Pest and Disease Management
Practices for Improving Fruit Quality
Specialized Cultivation Techniques for Table Grapes

Other Areas of Expertise

Grapevine Physiology Flower and Pollination Biology Grapevine Breeding (Clonal Selection) Morphological (Ampelographic) Characterization Molecular Characterization