October 23, 2019 at Fabian Garcia Agricultural Science Center, Las Cruces, NM
The vines at Fabian Garcia have not been exposed to a 'killing' frost as of yesterday October, 23rd. This is in contrast to vines at Los Lunas, northward. Check out one of the newly planted cover crop treatments in PhD's student Jacque Cormier's vineyard cover crop study. Jacque has been hard at work establishing the plots that will include: a clean cultivated control, beneficial insect mix (many flowering species), alfalfa and 'native' vegetation (weeds). She is investigating many aspects, impacts and interactions of the cover crops and Malbec vines and fruit over a 3 year period.
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Newly germinating alfalfa as a cover crop infested with yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) in experimental Malbec vineyard at Fabian Garcia ASC, Las Cruces, NM (PHOTO CREDIT: Ms. Jacqueline Cormier)
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Cabernet Franc with view of the Organ Mountains to the east, at Fabian Garcia ASC, Las Cruces, NM
The vine in the lower photograph is Cabernet Franc...is that 'normal' red color or is the coloration due to a virus infection?
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