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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Viticulture will be particularly affected by increasing drought and heat waves in the future. It is of interest to find traits that indicate stress before symptoms become apparent. We investigated whether the commonly used traits, proline and abscisic acid (ABA) biosynthesis, are suitable markers for heat, drought or combined stress and whether gene expression of key enzymes o ...
... Urea is a non‐electrically charged nitrogen (N) molecule suitable for foliar application, since it easily penetrates the epicuticular waxes and the cutin layer of leaves. Several field trials have been conducted to understand how foliar application of urea to grapevines may affect yield and grape composition compared to other N fertilisers. The effectiveness of foliar application of urea to change ...
anthocyanins; climate; climate change; frost; fruit composition; genetic variation; germplasm conservation; grapes; leaf area index; malic acid; nitrogen; pH; phenology; red wines; research; tartaric acid; titratable acidity; water use efficiency; wine cultivars; wine industry; yeasts
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The phenology, growth traits and fruit composition of cultivars in the CSIRO germplasm collection, located in a hot Australian region, were assessed to identify those adapted to climate change. METHODS AND RESULTS: The study involved 465 cultivars assessed over four seasons. Differences in key traits included a 5‐week range in budburst; a 4‐month harvest window; a twofold diff ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Yeast autolysis is understood to be primarily responsible for giving traditional method sparkling wines complex and developed aromas. The contribution from ageing the wine itself, however, is less well‐established. This study aimed to determine the contribution of autolysis products and compounds associated with wine oxidation and ageing in Vitis vinifera L. Chardonnay and Pin ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Grapevine trunk diseases, caused by fungal pathogens that infect pruning wounds, pose a major threat to the sustainability of vineyards throughout the world. Pruning wound protectants can control infection, but little is known about the optimal timing of application of protectants following pruning. In this study, the timing of fungicide application to pruning wounds was evalu ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Angular leaf scorch (ALS), caused by the fungus Pseudopezicula tetraspora, is an exotic disease threat to the $45 billion Australian wine industry. Research was undertaken at the Cornell University New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, NY, USA to develop contingency plans for the Australian wine industry in the event of an ALS incursion. METHODS AND RESULTS ...
... This review highlights the contributions of CSIRO to the development of new scions and rootstocks for the Australian winegrape, driedgrape and tablegrape industries. Initially, CSIRO played a pivotal role in the selection of high‐yielding Sultana clones which contributed over half the total Australian grape crop in the 1970s used for wine‐ and driedgrape production. It was also responsible for imp ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Bunch bagging is a grapevine canopy management strategy to protect bunches from light, heat stress and disease pressure. The aim of this study was to unveil the effects of timing and duration of bunch bagging on grape volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the transcriptomic and metabolic levels. METHODS AND RESULTS: Seven bunch bagging treatments of varying timing and duration ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: This study examines the effect of microoxygenation (MOX) applied before and after malolactic fermentation (MLF) on monomeric phenolic compounds and the tannin composition of a young Pinot Noir wine. It provides a complementary study to an earlier report on the effect of MOX on Pinot Noir colour and pigment development. METHODS AND RESULTS: Two oxygen doses [10.8 and 52.4 mg O₂ ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Microoxygenation (MOX) is widely used in winemaking. Its impact, however, on Pinot Noir wines has not been well documented. We investigated the influence of MOX on colour parameters and on the anthocyanin and polymeric pigment concentration of a young Pinot Noir wine. The relationship between MOX, yeast growth and acetaldehyde production was also explored. METHODS AND RESULTS: ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: ‘Green’ sensory characters in Shiraz wines were observed in wines produced from different rootstocks. The compounds responsible were investigated as these attributes are generally seen as negative. METHODS AND RESULTS: GC/MS‐olfactometry and stable isotope dilution analysis methods were used to identify and quantify a range of volatile compounds associated with ‘green’ sensory ...
decision making; fruit yield; labor; research; spatial data; viticulture; wine grapes; wines; Australia
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Grapegrowers often trial alternative practices to meet business goals. Our aim was to investigate why and how experiments are conducted during grape production, the perceived value of current approaches and opportunities for change. METHODS AND RESULTS: Semi‐structured interviews were conducted with 35 growers and eight consultants with diverse demographic and business attribu ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Knowledge of varietal wine flavour and aroma compounds has improved, but gaps exist concerning how grape composition impacts wine style. This work aimed to explore the influence that different grape tissues can have on the volatile profiles of wines. METHODS AND RESULTS: Riesling and Cabernet Sauvignon berries were separated into skin, flesh and seeds. Two sets of fermentation ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Nebbiolo grapes are used to produce Sfursat wine, following partial dehydration. This research aimed to clarify the influence of fruit exposure to light and postharvest water loss on the concentration of green leaf volatiles (GLVs) and lipoxygenase (LOX) and alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) activity of grapes. METHODS AND RESULTS: Nebbiolo grapes from Control vines (no defoliation) ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Terpenes are major varietal aroma compounds significantly contributing to wine quality and style. Autochthonous microbial starters can promote the formation and release of the terpenes and thus highlight the terroir typicality of wines. This study compared the physicochemical parameters, changes in the terpene concentration, β‐D‐glucosidase activity and sensory attributes of C ...
Vitis; chlorides; climate; grapes; phenomics; phenotype; rain; research; rootstocks; salinity; salt tolerance; sodium; temperature; transpiration; viticulture; wines; Australia
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Predicted impacts of climate change—increased temperature, decreased rainfall, and reduced water availability—are expected to increase irrigation‐related salinity in Australia's major wine regions. Breeding of new abiotic stress‐tolerant rootstocks will help to mitigate these effects on viticulture. Here, we investigated the impact of elevated temperature on key salt tolerance ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The beginning of a grapevine inflorescence commences in spring with floral evocation, defined as the irreversible changes in the shoot apical meristem committing the plant to flower formation. To identify evocation genes, repeated sampling of shoots was necessary; however, utilising fixed vineyard plants was unsuitable. To obtain samples, methods were required for: (i) continu ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Varietal thiol precursors (VTPs) decrease strongly after the pre‐fermentative operations. The effect of grape must extraction steps on the concentration of S‐3‐(hexan‐1‐ol)‐L‐glutathione (G‐3SH), S‐3‐(hexan‐1‐ol)‐L‐cysteine (Cys‐3SH) and S‐3‐(hexanal)‐glutathione (G‐3SHal) was investigated. METHODS AND RESULTS: Must produced on a commercial scale was sampled throughout the pre ...
... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The use of rootstocks to enhance the performance of low‐yielding wine cultivars grown under hot irrigated conditions was studied. METHODS AND RESULTS: Field performance and grape composition of low‐vigour cultivars (Chasselas, Egiodola, Ehrenfelser, Gamay, Perdea, Reichensteiner and Roussanne) grown as own roots or grafted on rootstocks (1103 Paulsen, Dog Ridge, Ramsey, Schwar ...
air temperature; cations; chlorides; genetic traits; grapes; greenhouses; hybrids; research; rhizosphere; root zone temperature; rootstocks; salinity; sodium; stomatal conductance; wines
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... BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The temperature of the upper soil zone lags but strongly correlates with prevailing air temperature. The effect of root zone (RZ) temperature on shoot salt exclusion is poorly understood. The aim was to gain a better understanding of the effect of RZ temperature on the salt exclusion, growth and stomatal conductance of Shiraz grafted onto a range of rootstock genotypes. METHOD ...