Cold Hardiness Modeling for Grapes: A Grower-Friendly Tool for Assessing Cold Damage Risk
By: Amaya Atucha, Professor, University of Wisconsin Madison
As we enter the winter season, many growers are once again thinking about the risk of cold injury to grapevines. With increasingly unpredictable weather patterns, including warm spells followed by abrupt cold snaps, it often feels like we are always on alert for potential damage. During the dormant season, freeze injury to buds remains the number one concern, as even the hardiest cultivars can be vulnerable when temperatures fall below their level of cold hardiness.
