Grape Cold Hardiness Exposure Time

Date: 
January, 2024

In response to the current extreme weather event where low temperatures are expected to persist over an extended period I have attached some results of work looking at exposure time as another important variable of grape vine hardiness.  The data is from Merlot vines located at SuRDC in Summerland, BC.

Brad Estergaard
Viticulture Research Technician
Summerland Research and Development Centre (SuRDC)
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada / Government of Canada

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