Term for the young shoot of a plant. The young one-year-old shoot (rootstock) of the vine develops in spring from the winter eyes of the two-year-old wood. Depending on the number of eyes remaining after winter pruning or the length of the one-year-old wood, it is referred to as a cane, stretcher or cone (see under arch). The productive development phase of the vine in the annual vegetation cycle begins in March to April (northern hemisphere) or September to October (southern hemisphere) with budding.
Leaves, inflorescences (shoots, later grapes), tendrils and stingy shoots as well as buds for future shoots are formed on the nodes (nodes). A vigorous shoot is characterised by thick nodes and long internodes (distances between the nodes). The shoot length is determined...
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