RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Methyl Jasmonate Treatment as a Trigger of Resveratrol Synthesis in Cultivated Grapevine JF American Journal of Enology and Viticulture JO Am J Enol Vitic. FD American Society for Enology and Viticulture SP 530 OP 533 DO 10.5344/ajev.2007.58.4.530 VO 58 IS 4 A1 Vezzulli, Silvia A1 Civardi, Silvia A1 Ferrari, Federico A1 Bavaresco, Luigi YR 2007 UL http://www.ajevonline.org/content/58/4/530.abstract AB The effect of an exogenous grape berry application of methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on the enhancement of the in vivo resveratrol production was tested. MeJA is a plant volatile that acts as an important intracellular regulator mediating diverse developmental processes and defense responses. A treatment with MeJA spray solution was performed on clusters of Vitis vinifera cv. Barbera grafted onto 3309 C rootstock under drought stress condition and regular water supply and at fruit set, veraison, and ripening. Cumulative MeJA treatments significantly increased berry resveratrol and ε-viniferin production at ripening. Water stress did not affect stilbene synthesis.