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IVES 9 IVES Conference Series 9 International Congress on Grapevine and Wine Sciences 9 2ICGWS-2023 9 Influence of irrigation frequency on berry phenolic composition of red grape varieties cultivated in four spanish wine-growing regions

Influence of irrigation frequency on berry phenolic composition of red grape varieties cultivated in four spanish wine-growing regions

Abstract

The global warming phenomenon involves the frequency of extreme meteorological events accompanied by a change in rainfall distribution. Irrigation frequency (IF) affects the spatial and temporal soil water distribution but its effects on the phenolic composition of the grape have been scarcely studied. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of four deficit irrigation frequencies of 30 % ETo: one irrigation per day (T01), two irrigations per week (T03), one irrigation per week (T07) and one irrigation every two weeks (T15) on berry phenolic composition at harvest. The experiment was carried out during two consecutive seasons (2021 and 2022), in vineyards of Garnacha Tinta (in Badajoz: T03, T07, T15), Tempranillo (in Valladolid: T03, T07, T15), Syrah (in Albacete: T03 and T07) and Mencía (in Lugo: T01, T03, T07). Polyphenolic substances were extracted from grapes. Thirty-six compounds grouped into anthocyanins and non-anthocyanins compounds were analyzed by HPLC. In 2021, practically no effect on the accumulation of phenolic compounds caused by FI was observed. Only the concentration of acetates in Syrah increased with the T07 treatment compared to T03. In 2022, T07 compared to T03 favored the accumulation of anthocyanins compounds in Tempranillo and Syrah, while Mencía was hardly affected and Garnacha Tinta even decreased its values significantly. In Tempranillo, T15 tended to slightly increase the anthocyanin content compared to T03, while in Garnacha Tinta the concentration of acetates tended to decrease. T01 applied to Mencía tended to increase the anthocyanin content, mainly compared to T03. Regarding non-anthocyanins compounds, the different irrigation treatments did not affect the accumulation of the analysed compounds. The results show that the phenolic composition of grapes, mainly anthocyanins, can be affected by the irrigation strategy applied and its effects may vary depending on the variety and the year.

Acknowledgements: Grant PID2019-105039RR-C4 funded by MCIN/AEI/10 .13039/501100011033.

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Publication date: October 25, 2023

Issue: ICGWS 2023

Type: Poster

Authors

D. Moreno1, A. Montoro2, J. Yuste3, J.J. Cancela4, D. Martínez-Porro3, I. Torija2, M. Fandiño4, M. Vilanova5, L.A. Mancha1, D. Uriarte1

1Centro de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas de Extremadura, 06187 Badajoz (España)
2Instituto Técnico Agronómico Provincial, 02007 Albacete (España)
3Instituto Tecnológico Agrario de Castilla y León, 47071 Valladolid (España)
4Universidade de Santiago de Compostela – EPSE, 27002 Lugo (España)
5Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y el Vino, 26007 Logroño (España)

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Keywords

anthocyanins, deficit irrigation, non-anthocyanins, Vitis vinifera

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2ICGWS | ICGWS | ICGWS 2023 | IVES Conference Series

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