Dr. Stephen Krebs Viticultural Consultation

Documents

The documents listed below are written by Dr. Stephen Krebs and are available at no cost.

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• "Systematic Biology of the Grapevine" (basic biology of the Vitaceae Family)
  
• "Environmental Factors Affecting Diseases of the Grapevine" (details about common diseases)
  
• "Mineral Nutrition of the Grapevine"  (summary of essential nutrients and their soil chemistry)
  
• "Phylloxera"  (Introduction section of Krebs PhD dissertation)
  
• "The Use of Rootstocks in Viticulture" (annotated bibliography from PhD dissertation)
  
• "Grapevine Propagation Timetable" (comparison of field budding and bench grafting methods)
  
• "Cane Pruning" (discussion of the advantages of cane pruning for small cluster cultivars)
  
• "North Coast Grapevine Pests and Diseases" (basic facts about common pests and diseases)
  
• "The Source-Sink Model of Carbohydrate Metabolism" (CHO allocation through growth cycle)
  
• "Young Vine Training" (pruning options for two- and three-year-old vines for creating ideal form)