It consists of removing part of the shoots from the development zone in order to remove
foliage (risk of diseases) but also limit yields. It is better to disband when the
risk of losing twigs became minimal (breakage during folding, freezing).
The actual splitting consists in removing the counter buds (or against buttons), because the
branch out is too close to the main branch. It is possible to keep the counter bud instead
the main bud if it is better placed.
Duplication is often practiced at the same time as head suckering and thus assimilated to
first suckling (or disbudding assimilated to splitting and suckering). On young vines in
planting or complantation, disbudding is often followed by the attachment of the feet. Too low for
To be trellised, the young plants are attached to the marking (guardian stake) with links in Lycra.