Grape Composition under Abiotic Constrains: Water Stress and Salinity.

ABSTRACT: Water stress and increasing soil salt concentration represent the most common abiotic constrains that exert a negative impact on Mediterranean vineyards performance. However, several studies have proven that deficit irrigation strategies are able to improve grape composition. In contrast, irrigation with saline waters negatively affected yield and grape composition, although the magnitude of these effects depended on the cultivar, rootstock, phenological stage when water was applied, as well as on the salt concentration in the irrigation water. In this context, agronomic practices that minimize these effects on berry composition and, consequently, on wine quality must be achieved. In this paper, we briefly reviewed the main findings obtained regarding the effects of deficit irrigation stra

SUBMITTER: Miras-Avalos JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5447678 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature