Currently, viticulture is using plant growth regulators as an alternative to increasing grape and must quality for vinification. This work aimed to evaluate the effect of different doses of abscisic acid and ethephon on the quality of Merlot grapes. The plant growth regulators were applied isolated and combined, on the stages of veraison and 15 days before harvest (DBH). The parameters of mass and berry diameter, soluble solids content, titratable acidity, must pH, phenolic compounds, and total anthocyanin contents. The results showed that the application of ethephon at the dose of 200 mg∙L-1 on veraison caused an earlier bunch threshing, an increased berry peel sensibility, and rupture ripening grapes, in both productive cycles. The use of abscisic acid at the dose of 600 mg∙L-1 helped increase the soluble solids content of the grapes, however, a strong influence of the climatic conditions was observed on the effect of the plant growth regulations on Merlot grapes.
In the Serra Gaúcha region, South Brazil, the occurrence of hail is common due to relief and the cold air currents coming from polar regions. Nowadays, the use of anti-hail nets to protect fruit production is increasing, but the real effects of using this coverture on vines are largely unknown. Thus, this work aimed to evaluate the impact of the use of an anti-hail net on the productivity and quality parameters of ‘Rose Niagara’ grapes grown in the region, in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 harvests. The studied parameters were production, number of bunches per plant, bunch length, berry diameter, mass of 100 berries, average bunch mass, juice pH, titratable acidity, soluble solids, phenolic compounds content, total anthocyanins content, and photosynthetically active radiation. The results showed that the anti-hail net influenced some quality parameters, but this change was not consistent in the two harvests, indicating a larger influence of edaphoclimatic conditions than of the use of the net. Thus, the anti-hail net may be an alternative to protect vineyards from hail and other bad weather conditions, without having important negative impacts on the production and quality of ‘Rose Niagara’ grapes.
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