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Petoumenou DG. Enhancing Yield and Physiological Performance by Foliar Applications of Chemically Inert Mineral Particles in a Rainfed Vineyard under Mediterranean Conditions. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 12:1444. [PMID: 37050068 PMCID: PMC10096938 DOI: 10.3390/plants12071444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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One of the biggest environmental challenges that most of the traditional and modern grape-growing areas are facing is the frequency, severity, and unpredictability of extreme weather events as a result of climate change. Sustainable tools such as chemically inert mineral particles could be a valid alternative for the promotion of environmentally-friendly viticultural techniques to enhance yield, improve physiological processes, and increase tolerance to biotic/abiotic stressors and grape quality. In regard to this concept, the effects of kaolin (KL) and zeolite (ZL) application was tested in the rosé grapevine cultivar Roditis, field-and rainfed, under the Mediterranean conditions of central Greece. In a two-year trial, the whole vine canopy was sprayed with kaolin and zeolite until runoff at a dose of 3% (w/v) twice throughout the growing season; the first at the beginning of veraison and the second one week later; treatment of the untreated control plants was also performed (C). The assimilation rate in morning and midday, the stomatal conductance, and the WUEi of the leaves of the treated and untreated plants were monitored one day after each application and at harvest. During the same time period of the day (i.e., morning and midday) in July, August, and September, the leaf temperature near the fruit zone was also recorded. At harvest, the yield parameters, cluster characteristics, grape composition, and incidence (%) of sunburned and dehydrated berries as well as berries infected by Plasmopara viticola and Lobesia botrana were recorded. The results showed that KL and ZL application decreased leaf temperature during the growing season until harvest compared to the control treatment, which resulted in an improvement in physiological parameters such as net photosynthesis and intrinsic water use efficiency. At harvest, the KL- and ZL-treated vines showed increased yield due to an increasing cluster and berry fresh weight. On the other hand, the KL and ZL application did not affect the sugar concentration and pH of the must and increased the total acidity and decreased the total phenolic compound content, but only in the first year of the experiments. Furthermore, the incidence of sunburn necrosis, dehydrated berries, and infected berries was significantly lower in the treated vines compared to the control vines. These results confirm the promising potential of kaolin and zeolite applications as a stress mitigation strategy during the summer period, with the ability to protect grapevine plants, enhance yield, and maintain or improve fruit quality in rainfed Mediterranean vineyards.
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- Despoina G Petoumenou
- Laboratory of Viticulture, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, Fytokou Street, 38446 Volos, Greece
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Bubola M, Persic M, Rossi S, Bestulić E, Zdunić G, Plavša T, Radeka S. Severe Shoot Trimming and Crop Size as Tools to Modulate Cv. Merlot Berry Composition. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:3571. [PMID: 36559683 PMCID: PMC9785385 DOI: 10.3390/plants11243571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Viticulture production is challenged by climate change and the consequent higher accumulation of carbohydrates in grapevine berries, resulting in high-alcoholic wines. This study investigates the application of severe shoot trimming performed at three different stages and crop size management as tools for the modulation of cv. Merlot berry composition, aimed at reducing the sugar content in the berry. In the first study, the effects of severe shoot trimming carried out at three different phenological stages were studied. In the second study, late severe shoot trimming was combined with two crop sizes and regulated by shoot thinning. The obtained results demonstrated that severe shoot trimming in earlier stages of berry development limited the accumulation of both sugars and anthocyanins as compared to the control treatment. However, when severe shoot trimming was performed at late veraison (at approximately 14 Brix), it decreased only the accumulation of sugars, without affecting the accumulation of anthocyanins. The results of the second study showed that the modification of crop size by shoot thinning significantly affected the measured yield parameters, whereas the effect on Brix and anthocyanins was seasonally dependent. It was concluded that among the studied techniques, severe shoot trimming at late veraison is the most effective way to reduce sugar content in the berry without affecting the accumulation of anthocyanins.
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- Marijan Bubola
- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Polytechnic of Rijeka, Vukovarska ulica 58, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Put Duilova 11, 21000 Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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- Institute of Agriculture and Tourism, Karla Huguesa 8, 52440 Poreč, Croatia
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Effects of Water Stress on the Phenolic Compounds of ‘Merlot’ Grapes in a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate. HORTICULTURAE 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/horticulturae7070161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Of all the abiotic stress types to which plants grown in fields are exposed, the most influential is water stress. It is well accepted that adopting controlled deficit irrigation strategies during the growing season has beneficial effects on the chemical compositions of grapes and red wines. However, there is a discrepancy in the timing, intensity and duration of deficit. This study aimed to evaluate the changes in phenolic composition of ‘merlot’ cultivar grapes when subjected to different levels of water stress in a semi-arid Mediterranean climate. Four treatments with different water stress levels were applied within two phenological intervals (flowering-veraison, veraison-maturity) to 128 grapevines for two consecutive years. The water stress levels for Treatments 1, 2, 3 and 4 were: no-light, light-moderate, moderate-intense and intense for the flowering-veraison and veraison-maturity intervals, respectively. Water stress distinctly affected the phenolic compounds in skin and seeds. The concentrations of flavan-3-ols and total polyphenols were much higher in seeds than in skin, and in both fractions, tannins are the major compounds.
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Galarneau ERA, Lawrence DP, Travadon R, Baumgartner K. Drought Exacerbates Botryosphaeria Dieback Symptoms in Grapevines and Confounds Host-based Molecular Markers of Infection by Neofusicoccum parvum. PLANT DISEASE 2019; 103:1738-1745. [PMID: 31082329 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-18-1549-re] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Neofusicoccum parvum, causal fungus of the grapevine trunk disease Botryosphaeria dieback, attacks the wood of Vitis vinifera. Because lesions are internal, using putative host-based markers of infection from leaves for diagnosis is a nondestructive option. However, their specificity under drought stress is unknown. Potted 'Cabernet-Sauvignon' were inoculated with N. parvum in the greenhouse after wounding (IW), and with wounded and nonwounded noninoculated controls. At 2 weeks postinoculation (WPI), half of the plants were severely stressed (SS), receiving 30% water volume of the well-watered (WW) plants. Larger lesions at 12 WPI among IW-SS plants, compared with all other treatments, revealed an interactive effect of inoculation and drought on lesion length. Expression of eight putative marker genes was analyzed in leaves by qPCR at the onset of drought stress, and at 8 and 12 WPI. One marker showed consistent over-expression at 8 WPI in IW plants, regardless of water treatment, suggesting specificity to infection. By 12 WPI, higher expression of seven genes in all SS plants (across inoculation treatments) revealed specificity to drought. Cross-reactivity of markers to drought, therefore, limits their utility for disease diagnosis in the field, where drought induced by climate and deficit irrigation is common.
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- Erin R A Galarneau
- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- 1 Department of Plant Pathology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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- 2 United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Crops Pathology and Genetics Research Unit, Davis, CA 95616
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Rao S, Schwarz LJ, Santhakumar AB, Chinkwo KA, Blanchard CL. Cereal phenolic contents as affected by variety and environment. Cereal Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/cche.10085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Shiwangni Rao
- School of Biomedical Sciences Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Functional Grains Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
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- Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Functional Grains Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
- School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Functional Grains Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Functional Grains Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
- Australian Research Council (ARC) Industrial Transformation Training Centre (ITTC) for Functional Grains Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia
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Figueiredo EAD, Alves NFB, Monteiro MMDO, Cavalcanti CDO, Silva TMSD, Silva TMGD, Braga VDA, Oliveira EDJ. Antioxidant and Antihypertensive Effects of a Chemically Defined Fraction of Syrah Red Wine on Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats. Nutrients 2017; 9:nu9060574. [PMID: 28587200 PMCID: PMC5490553 DOI: 10.3390/nu9060574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2017] [Accepted: 03/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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A particularly phenolic-rich fraction extracted from red wine from the São Francisco valley (Northeastern Brazil) was chemically characterized and its hypotensive and antioxidant effects on spontaneously hypertensive rats were studied both in vitro and in vivo. The liquid-liquid pH dependent fractionation scheme afforded a fraction with high content of bioactive phenolics such as flavonols, flavonol glycosides, phenolic acids and anthocyanins, whose identities were confirmed by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry analysis. Pretreatment of spontaneously hypertensive rats with this wine fraction at doses of 50 and 100 mg/kg by gavage for 15 days was able to decrease mean arterial pressure and heart rate as well as decrease serum lipid peroxidation. The fraction at concentrations of 0.01–1000 µg/mL induced concentration-dependent relaxation of isolated rat superior mesenteric artery rings pre-contracted with phenylephrine and this effect was not attenuated by endothelium removal. Our results demonstrate it is possible for phenolic constituents of red wine that are orally bioavailable to exert in vivo hypotensive and antioxidant effects on intact endothelial function.
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- Eugênia Abrantes de Figueiredo
- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Bioprospecção Fitoquímica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química, Laboratório de Bioprospecção Fitoquímica, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil.
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- Centro de Biotecnologia, Programa de Pós Graduação em Produtos Naturais e Sintéticos Bioativos, Campus I, João Pessoa, PB 58051-970, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Farmácia, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucurí, Diamantina, MG, 39100-000, Brazil.
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Barbagallo RN, Di Silvestro I, Patanè C. Yield, physicochemical traits, antioxidant pattern, polyphenol oxidase activity and total visual quality of field-grown processing tomato cv. Brigade as affected by water stress in Mediterranean climate. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2013; 93:1449-57. [PMID: 23070982 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2012] [Revised: 08/02/2012] [Accepted: 09/11/2012] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND The 'processing tomato' is an important source of natural antioxidants whose concentration depends, along with other parameters, on water availability. In order to better understand the mechanisms that regulate the response to water stress, a study was carried out in a typically semi-arid Mediterranean environment to investigate the yield, chemical composition and visual quality of tomato cv. 'Brigade' field grown under no irrigation (V0) in comparison with those of the conventional fully irrigated crop (V100). RESULTS The stressful conditions of V0 affected the total yield. Nevertheless, fruits exhibited an increase in firmness (+27%), total solids (+23%) and total soluble solids (+5%). The dynamic balance between the antioxidant pattern and polyphenol oxidase activity under water stress conditions resulted in fruits with increased antioxidant activity (+12%), due to a decline in enzyme activity (-48%) and a rise in vitamin C (+20%) and total phenolic (+13%) contents. CONCLUSION It is possible to manage water stress by applying water-saving irrigation strategies in order to promote the quality and nutritional properties of tomatoes while also contributing to saving water. This is a relevant aspect in processing tomato cultivation in semi-arid environments, where both the cost and availability of irrigation water represent a rising problem in agricultural activities.
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- Riccardo N Barbagallo
- Dipartimento di Scienze delle Produzioni Agrarie e Alimentari (DISPA), University of Catania, Catania, Italy,
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Fornasiero D, Duso C, Pozzebon A, Tomasi D, Gaiotti F, Pavan F. Effects of irrigation on the seasonal abundance of Empoasca vitis in north-Italian vineyards. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2012; 105:176-185. [PMID: 22420270 DOI: 10.1603/ec11218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The effect of irrigation on the abundance of Empoasca vitis (Göthe) populations was investigated in four vineyards located in northeastern Italy. In two experiments, we compared leafhopper population densities in plots irrigated (micro-spray irrigation system) or nonirrigated. In another experiment, we studied the effect of various irrigation systems on E. vitis populations over two successive seasons. In particular, five treatments were compared: control (not irrigated), traditional drip system, three types of subirrigation varying in distance from the row (40, 135, and 95 cm). In this vineyard, stem water potential was monitored with a pressure chamber. E. vitis population densities were affected by irrigation, with higher densities of this pest recorded on irrigated vines. Highest E. vitis densities were detected in drip irrigation plots compared with nonirrigated plots where water stress was highest. Moderate water stress (subirrigation plots) was associated with intermediate leafhopper densities. Implications for integrated pest management are discussed.
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- D Fornasiero
- Department of Environmental Agronomy and Crop Science, University of Padua, Agripolis, Viale dell'Università 16, 35020 Legnaro, Padova, Italy
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