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Shoot

See under shoots.

Designation for the young shoot of a plant. The young one-year-old shoot (Lotte, shoot) of the vine develops in spring from the winter buds of the two-year-old wood. Depending on the number of buds remaining after the winter pruning or the length of the one-year-old wood, one speaks of cane, sucker, or cluster (see under bow). 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 the budding.

Nodes & Internodes

At the nodes (knots), leaves, inflorescences (clusters, later grapes), tendrils, and lateral shoots, as well as shoot buds for future shoots, are formed. A vigorous shoot is characterized by thick nodes and long internode distances between the nodes. The shoot length is determined by the number of nodes (up to 20) and the length of the internodes, which is...

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