Vine pruning: framework, not tidiness

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The standard

A set bud number binds the yield to a decision rather than to the chance of budbreak. It is the first yield-defining intervention of the year.

Criteria

The number of buds is fixed before budbreak
It follows the vigour of the individual vine
It takes account of the training system
It is carried out during dormancy

Distinction

Vine pruning ≠ yield regulation: pruning sets the frame in advance, yield regulation corrects later. A set bud number stands before budbreak, later interventions act on the growing shoot.