投稿の詳細: 生産技術研修会　Table grape technical conference.

今日ナガノパープルと
シャインマスカットの
生産技術研修会が
市内にある果樹試験場で
あった。

例年ながら多数の参加者があり、
開会30分前につくと既に会場は半分ほど
埋まり、この後開会前には残りが
埋まり更にイスが多数追加された。
パープルとシャインということで
産地化を目指す須坂、中野が圧倒的に
栽培面積が広いが、千曲や上田も
拡大している。

私もパープルは何本か植えているし、
シャインは今年ほんの少し植えた。
巨峰に変わり高値取引できる品種
ということだが、栽培技術が
確立しているとは言い難く、また
かなり手間が掛かるので個人的に
栽培面積を増やすのは巨峰以上に
大変だ。葡萄栽培農家の救世主に
なれるのか。
期待はしているのだが…。

（見本にするなという仕立て方=実物を見るとよくわかります）

I attended the conference held at
the Fruit Research Institute here
about the production procedures of
new varieties, Nagano Pruple and
Shine Mascut.

As usual, many grape growers attended
the conference. I arrived there about 30
mintues before the opening of the meeting
when about the half of the seats were
taken. Soon after, the remaining half was
seated and many more chairs werer brought in.
As today's conference was focused on only
these two cultivars, those growers from
the areas which have been trying to be
the leading producing areas were the main
attendants. Especially those from Suzaka
and Nakano where the growing areas are the
biggest as well as other area like Nagano,
Chikuma and Ueda which are trying to catch up.

I have some Nagano Purple vines in my vineyards
and a few vines of Shine Mascut were planted
this year. The organizers have been promoting
these two kinds as they can fetch higher sales
prices.However,the growing techiques has not been
established yet and the grapes need a lot of cares
which Kyoho grape usually do not need. So one grower
cannot expand the vineyard for these kinds so easily.
Everybody wonders if they can be a Messiah for the
grape growers who suffer from the high production
cost and low sales price of Kyoho grape.