… durante períodos médios de 11 anos, pois a comparação fenológica das castas durante
9 a 10 anos é suficiente para se definirem relações fenológicas estáveis entre elas (Eiras-Dias …

Characteristics such as production yield, alcoholic level, acidity and anthocyanin levels vary
among grape varieties. Since these characteristics are highly correlated with the final wine …

Portugal is very rich in grapevine biodiversity but nowadays only a small number of cultivars
(13 black and 3 white) with defined enological characteristics are being used. However, …

As the ancestor of cultivated grape, Vitis vinifera subsp. sylvestris represents a unique,
invaluable genetic resource for the improvement of cultivated grapevines. Recently, five …

Vitis vinifera, one of the most cultivated fruit crops, is susceptible to several diseases
particularly caused by fungus and oomycete pathogens. In contrast, other Vitis species (American, …

Wine authenticity methods are in increasing demand mainly in Denomination of Origin
designations. The DNA-based methodologies are a reliable means of tracking food/wine varietal …

Portugal has a long tradition in viticulture and a great number of grapevine cultivars. To analyze
the genetic relations among wild vines from Portuguese populations and old Portuguese …

… JE-D, JC, and JB established vinifera and sylvestris collections and collected plant material.
… -Santos, Brazão, Fevereiro, Martínez-Zapater and Eiras‐Dias. This is an open-access article …

Background Grafting is an intensive commercial practice required to protect the European
grapevine against the Phylloxera pest. Rootstocks resistant to this pest are hybrids of …

A set of 46 grapevine denominations was genotyped at 11 microsatellite loci in order to
discriminate them. Ninety four alleles with a mean number of 8.55 alleles per locus were …