Variable-rate Mechanical Shoot Thinning in Concord Demonstrates the Practical Application of Precision Viticulture

Abstract

Research associate Terry Bates and GIS specialist Rhiann Jakubowski used variable-rate mechanical shoot thinning based on NDVI data to create a giant "C" in a Concord block at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory in Portland NY, to illustrate practical use of precision viticulture methods for managing crop load.