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Suspension phase

Standstill in the berry development phase; see under fruit set.

This is the second stage in the annual vegetative cycle of the vine after flowering (see also BBCH code). The fertilised female ovaries of the flowers develop into berries. In the northern hemisphere, this occurs in the months June to July, in the southern hemisphere from December to January. The amount of berries depends, among other things, on the grape variety. As a rule, about one third (e.g. with Chasselas and Riesling) to a maximum of two thirds (e.g. with Silvaner) of the...

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