VIT TECH | Irrigation (May 2022) | OSU Extension Service

Dr. Alec Levin, Associate Professor and Viticulturist in the Department of Horticulture at Oregon State University's Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center, shares preliminary results from his ongoing irrigation initiation trial at the May 2022 VIT TECH session.

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