This special form of education was developed in the 1980s in Trier (Rhineland-Palatinate) by Dr. Paul Slamka and is therefore also called "Trier Slamka education". It is a modified form of reverse training, i.e. the vines are trained from top to bottom. A wheel made of plastic or metal, similar to a steering wheel, is placed on the stickel at a height of one and a half metres. On the outer rim of the wheel, two to three cordons (shanks) are placed from a central trunk, each of which carries an outwardly protruding 30 to 40 cm long extender as well as one or two replacement cones. The developing shoots initially grow upwards, then lean to the side due to the lack of support and are finally pulled downwards due to their own weight. The system is used in steep slopes such as the Moselle. See also under Bogen as well as a listing at vine training.
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