Grapevine bud fertility and number of berries per bunch are determined by water and nitrogen stress around flowering in the previous year |
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| Institution: | 1. Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin Pôle Rhône-Méditerranée, Domaine de Donadille, 30230 Rodilhan, France;2. Montpellier SupAgro, UMR System, 2 place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France;3. INRA, UMR System, 2 place Pierre Viala, 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2, France;1. Centro de Investigación Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX), Finca la Orden, Ctra. A-V, Km 372, Guadajira, Badajoz, Spain;2. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Applied Biology and Soil Sciences (CEBAS), Campus Universitario Espinardo, 30100 Espinardo (Murcia), Spain;3. Centro de Investigación Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura (CICYTEX) (INTAEX), Ctra. de S. Vicente s/n, 06007 Badajoz, Spain;1. Department of Soil Science of the Federal University of Santa Maria, C.P. 221, CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil;2. Embrapa Uva e Vinho, C.P. 130, Rua Livramento 515, Bento Gonçalves, CEP 95700-000 RS, Brazil;3. Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of the Rio Grande do Sul, Rua Nelsi Ribas Fritsch 1111, Ibirubá, CEP 98200-000 RS, Brazil;4. Department of Rural Engineering of the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rodovia Admar Gonzaga1346, Florianópolis, CEP 88034-000 SC, Brazil;5. Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Quinta do Marquês, Av. República, Nova Oeiras, Portugal;1. Dept. of Viticulture, ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij, Private Bag X5026, 7599 Stellenbosch, South Africa;2. ARC Biometry, Private Bag X5026, 7599 Stellenbosch, South Africa |
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| Abstract: | Grapevine yield formation extends over two consecutive years (seasons 1 and 2). The inflorescence formation (around flowering in season 1) is crucial as it is involved in the formation of both the bunch number per vine and the berry number per bunch in season 2, that account for about 60% and 30% of year-to-year yield variation of grapevine, respectively. Light, temperature, water and nitrogen availability are known to affect this early stage. The aims of this work were to determine the critical periods during which inflorescence formation is sensitive to water and nitrogen stress and quantify their effects on it. To address these issues, we used a 3-year (2010–2012) field experiment (cv. Shiraz) in combination with a water balance simulation model (WaLIS) and a 6-year field experiment (cv. Aranel). In both experiments, different treatments were applied to create a gradient of water and nitrogen supply (treatments involved cover cropping, irrigation and fertilization). The grapevine yield and its components were recorded. Water and nitrogen status of grapevine were monitored throughout the season. Inflorescence formation was sensitive to water and nitrogen stress during a critical period that occurred between 400 and 700 °Cd after budburst in season 1. Bud fertility (number of bunches per shoot) and berry number per bunch in season 2 were significantly correlated with the fraction of transpirable soil water (FTSW), predawn leaf water potential and leaf nitrogen content at that time for both cultivars. Water and nitrogen stress during the critical period of season 1 determined 65–70% of grapevine yield in season 2. Our results show that the maximum yield that can be reached in season 2 is determined during the critical period of season 1 and they provide clues to estimate it. These results may help grape growers to adapt their practices (i) in season 1 to ensure a sufficient maximum yield for season 2 and (ii) to actually obtain the targeted yield in season 2 depending on the maximum yield determined in season 1. |
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| Keywords: | Yield formation Bud fertility Berry number per bunch Water stress Nitrogen stress |
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