K. Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher
Associate Professor (retired)
Adjunct Professor
Sessional Lecturer

Email:

hfisher@uoguelph.ca

Education:

B.Sc. (Agr.) Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph;
M.Sc. Ontario Agricultural College, University of Guelph;
Ph.D. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University

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Courses:

HORT*1120 DE Grape and Wine Science
HORT*3430 DE Wine-Grape Culture

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Selected Publications:

Vanden Heuval, J.E., E.D. Leonardos, J.T.A. Proctor, K.H. Fisher and J.A. Sullivan. (2002). Translocation and partitioning of 14C Photoassimilate from light and shade Adapted shoots in greenhouse grown chardonnay grapevines (Vitis vinifera L.). Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science. 127: 912-918.

Staff, S.A., D.C. Percival, J.A. Sullivan and K.H. Fisher. (1997). Fruit zone leaf removal influences vegetative, yield, disease, fruit composition and wine sensory attributes of Optima and Cabernet franc. Canadian Journal of Plant Science. 77: 149-153.

Fisher, K.H., B. Piott and J. Barkovic. (1996). Adaptability of labrusca and French hybrid grape varieties to mechanical pruning and mechanical thinning. Proc. 4th Int. Cool Climate Enology and Viticulture Conference (Ed. T. Henik-Kling, T.E. Wolf and E.M. Harkness), Rochester, NY, IV:33-39.

Fisher, K.H., B. Piott and T. Tancock. (1996). Estimating Concord crops for machine thinning accuracy yields. Proc. 4th Int. Cool Climate Enology and Viticulture Conference (Ed. T. Henik-Kling, T.E. Wolf and E.M. Harkness), Rochester, NY, IV:28-32.

Percival, D.C., K.H. Fisher and J.A. Sullivan. (1994). Use of fruit zone leaf removal with Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling grapevines. Part I: Effect on canopy structure, microclimate, bud survival, shoot density and vine vigour. American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 45 (2): 155-161.

Percival, D.C., K.H. Fisher and J.A. Sullivan. (1994). Use of fruit zone leaf removal with Vitis vinifera L. cv. Riesling grapevines. Part II: Effect on fruit composition, yield and occurrence of bunch rot (Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.). American Journal of Enology and Viticulture. 45 (2): 162-168.

Percival, D.C., J.A. Sullivan and K.H. Fisher. (1993). Effect of cluster exposure, berry contact and cultivar on cuticular membrane formation and occurrence of bunch rot (Botrytis cinerea Pers.:Fr.) with 23 Vitis vinifera L. cultivars. Vitis. 32: 87-97.