Designation for a compact form of grapes with berries lying close together. The opposite of this, so to speak, is the conceptually self-explanatory loose-berried; see there.
Designation (also schütterbeerig or shaggy) for the shape of the arrangement of the berries, which, in addition to the shape of the grape (shouldered or unshouldered outline), is a characteristic morphological mark of a grape and table grape. The berries are loosely arranged so that there is a more or less large distance between them in contrast to densely berried grapes. This can be advantageous because more sunlight reaches the individual berries and this has a positive effect on ripening, and there is...
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