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Water Deficit Synchronizes Berry Color Development in Crimson Seedless Table Grapes

Arturo Calderon-Orellana, Nicolás Bambach, Felipe Aburto, Mauricio Calderón
Am J Enol Vitic.  2019  70: 60-67  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2018.17070
Arturo Calderon-Orellana
1Facultad de Agronomía, Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
2Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Ingeniería y Suelos, Universidad de Chile
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Nicolás Bambach
3Land, Air, and Water Resources Department, University of California, Davis
4Centro de Cambio Global, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
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Felipe Aburto
5Facultad de Ciencias Forestales, Departamento de Silvicultura, Universidad de Concepción.
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Mauricio Calderón
1Facultad de Agronomía, Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
2Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Ingeniería y Suelos, Universidad de Chile
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Crimson Seedless is one of the most important table grape cultivars in the world, but often exhibits uneven berry color when grown in warm climates. Deficit irrigation is used extensively by growers during the ripening phase to advance fruit maturity and color, but there is a lack of information about the relationship between irrigation practices and fruit ripening variability. We imposed deficit irrigation in a commercial Crimson Seedless vineyard in the Maipo Valley, Chile, from veraison to harvest in two consecutive seasons. The fruit was tested for uniformity of Brix, firmness, and the color parameters “L”, “a”, “b”, and the Color Index of Red Grapes using analysis of variance on absolute residuals (Levene’s test). Postveraison water stress increased water productivity, Brix, and slightly improved berry coloration, but did not affect berry weight, size, or firmness. Moderate levels of water stress improved color uniformity at harvest, as lower values of leaf water potential were associated with a lower percentage of green berries that never matured. These results confirmed the role of deficit irrigation in the table grape ripening process. In contrast, extending the fruit ripening period by delaying harvest beyond 18 Brix did not increase color accumulation, but did increase berry shatter.

  • berry color
  • Crimson Seedless
  • deficit irrigation
  • delayed harvest
  • fruit variability
  • ripening synchronization
  • Received August 2017.
  • Revision received March 2018.
  • Revision received July 2018.
  • Accepted September 2018.
  • Published online January 2019
  • ©2019 by the American Society for Enology and Viticulture
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Water Deficit Synchronizes Berry Color Development in Crimson Seedless Table Grapes
Arturo Calderon-Orellana, Nicolás Bambach, Felipe Aburto, Mauricio Calderón
Am J Enol Vitic.  2019  70: 60-67  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2018.17070
Arturo Calderon-Orellana
1Facultad de Agronomía, Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
2Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Ingeniería y Suelos, Universidad de Chile
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Arturo Calderon-Orellana, Nicolás Bambach, Felipe Aburto, Mauricio Calderón
Am J Enol Vitic.  2019  70: 60-67  ; DOI: 10.5344/ajev.2018.17070
Arturo Calderon-Orellana
1Facultad de Agronomía, Departamento de Producción Vegetal, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
2Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Departamento de Ingeniería y Suelos, Universidad de Chile
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Mauricio Calderón
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