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Previous experimental work showed that there was no significance among knife widths provided that the girdle was complete. Girdling increases berry size. Add to Compare. Agricultural girdling is the removal of a strip of bark on either the trunk or cane to advance maturity or produce larger fruit. There­ fore, even though girdling increases the occurrence of this phenomenon, the percentage is low and not a big problem. Brand new. Condition: New. Cluster thinning and girdling are common and simple practices applied to improve berry quality in table grape cultivation. Girdling is an important horticultural practice that allows increased yields or modulated ripening but not much is known how it affects metabolic processes. One practice that increases berry size is girdling, removing a thin strip of bark from around the vine trunk. 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