scholarly journals Effects of Pruning and Cluster Thinning on Yield and Fruit Composition of `Chambourcin' Grapevines

2006 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Kaan Kurtural ◽  
Imed E. Dami ◽  
Bradley H. Taylor
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
Number Of Clusters ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Juice Yield ◽  
Cluster Thinning ◽  
The Relationship

Response of yield components and fruit composition of `Chambourcin' (Vitis vinifera × V. rupestris) grapevines to three pruning levels of 15, 20, and 25 nodes retained for each pound of dormant prunings; and three cluster thinning levels of 1, 2, and 2+ clusters per shoot in 2002 and 1, 1.2, and 1.5 clusters per shoot in 2003 were measured at two vineyards in the lower midwestern United States. In both years of the study, there was very little interaction of pruning and cluster thinning. The proportion of non-count shoots increased within the canopy in response to increased pruning severity. Pruning weight means were lower in 2002 across all treatments compared to 2003. Pruning weights decreased with the increase in the number of clusters retained per vine. Pruning influenced yield only in 2003 when the proportion of count shoots decreased below 62% of the total, hence the relationship between number of shoots per vine and yield (R2 = 0.3452; P < 0.0003). In both years of the study, the increase in severity of cluster thinning resulted in yield reduction but an increase in the total soluble solids in juice. Yield compensation was achieved by an increase in cluster weight of 38%, and 25% in response to a reduction of 37%, and 23% in cluster numbers; which translated into a yield reduction of only 10% and 3%, at Vineyards 1 and 2, respectively. Balanced pruning to 15 to 20 nodes per 1 lb of prunings and cluster thinning to 1 to 1.2 clusters/shoot optimized yield (9.7 kg/vine, 13.4 t·ha-1) and fruit composition, and maintained vine size (≥0.3 kg·m-1 of row). These results provide valuable information for growers of `Chambourcin' grapevines in the lower midwestern U.S., as well as in other climates with long growing seasons.

scholarly journals Crop Load Adjustment in ‘Seyval Blanc’ Winegrape: Impacts on Yield Components, Fruit Composition, Consumer Wine Preferences, and Economics of Production

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 593-598 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyler G. Berkey ◽  
Anna Katharine Mansfield ◽  
Steven D. Lerch ◽  
James M. Meyers ◽  
Justine E. Vanden Heuvel
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Load Management ◽  
Labor Costs ◽  
Sensory Panel ◽  
Crop Load ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Cluster Thinning ◽  
Second Year

Crop load management treatments were applied to ‘Seyval Blanc’ grapevines (Vitis hybrid) as a 2 × 2 factorial design: no shoot thinning (ST)/no cluster thinning (CL) (i.e., control), ST combined with CL (ST + CL), ST only, and CL only. All treatments reduced yield and crop load (yield/pruning weight) in 2009 and had a smaller impact in 2010 due to the carryover effect of previous year treatments on crop potential. Soluble solids were improved by up to 3.2% by the ST + CL treatment in 2009, but were not impacted by treatments in the second year when the range of yield was smaller and the ripening conditions more favorable. Rank sum analysis for the 2009 vintage indicated that wines produced from the CL treatment were preferred by the sensory panel compared with the control wine, but there were no differences in consumer preference for wines produced in the 2010 season. Grower preferred price in 2009 (required to compensate the grower for labor costs and lost yield) increased from $556/t in the control to $824/t in the CL treatment, an increase which could be justified by the demonstrated consumer preference for the CL wine. Grower preferred price was $1022/t in the ST + CL treatment in 2009, a price increase that was not justified by a demonstrated consumer preference for the wine. In 2010, grower preferred price ranged from $541/t for the control to $610/t for the ST + CL treatment, an unjustified increase based on the lack of demonstrated consumer preference for the wines.

scholarly journals Effect of Cropload on Eastern European Grapevine Cultivars

HortScience ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011B-1011
Author(s):  
Joseph Masabni ◽  
S. Kaan Kurtural ◽  
Dwight Wolfe ◽  
Chris Smigell
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Warm Season ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Research Station ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Similar Relationship ◽  
Number Of Clusters ◽  
Total Soluble Solids ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Western Kentucky

The effect of cropload (kg yield/kg pruning weight) on yield components and fruit composition of 17 eastern European grapevine cultivars was evaluated from 2000 to 2004 in a vineyard, at the research station in western Kentucky, characterized by a long and warm season. There was a cubic relationship between number of clusters retained per vine and the cropload (R2 = 0.6374, P < 0.0001). Similar relationship was evident between yield per vine and cropload (R2 = 0.5908, P < 0.0001). Of the observed variation in cluster weight, 28% was attributed to variation among predictions, based on the value of cropload in a quadratic relationship (P < 0.0001). As cropload increased, pruning weight per meter of row decreased (R2 = 0.4513, P < 0.0001). However, there was very little effect of cropload on the percentage of total soluble solids and juice pH measured at harvest. Optimum cropload values fell in between 13–18 (kg yield/kg pruning weight) depending upon cultivar evaluated, based on optimum ranges for pruning weight per meter of row for optimum vine balance in the lower Midwest.

scholarly journals Leaf-to-Fruit Ratios in Vitis vinifera L. cv. “Sauvignon Blanc”, “Carmenère”, “Cabernet Sauvignon”, and “Syrah” Growing in Maule Valley (Chile): Influence on Yield and Fruit Composition

Agriculture ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 176
Author(s):  
Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa ◽  
Irina Díaz-Galvéz ◽  
Nicolás Verdugo-Vásquez ◽  
Yerko Moreno-Simunovic
Keyword(s):  
Vitis Vinifera ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Vitis Vinifera L ◽  
Cabernet Sauvignon ◽  
Clear Trend ◽  
Total Polyphenol ◽  
Sauvignon Blanc ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Berry Composition

A trial was conducted during the 2005–2006 season in order to determine the effects of different leaf-to-fruit ratios on yield components and fruit composition in four Vitis vinifera L. cultivars. The treatments consisted of selecting shoots of four lengths (>1.3 m, 1.3–0.8 m, 0.8–0.4 m, and <0.4 m) with two crop levels (1–2 clusters/shoot), which allowed defining eight ratios. Berry composition and yield components were measured. The treatments affected the accumulation of soluble solids in “Sauvignon blanc”, “Cabernet Sauvignon”, and “Syrah”, delaying it as the ratio decreased. All yield components were affected in “Sauvignon blanc”, while bunch weight and the number of berries per bunch were altered without a clear trend. None of the yield components were affected in “Cabernet Sauvignon”, while the lowest ratio presented the lowest number of berries per bunch in “Syrah”. Total polyphenol index (TPI) was affected in “Carmenère” without a clear trend. A highly significant correlation was found between shoot length and leaf area in all studied cultivars. As the ratio increased, the shoot lignification increased in “Sauvignon blanc”. However, studies must be conducted during more seasons to establish better conclusions about the effects of leaf-to-fruit ratios on yield and fruit composition.

An analysis of yield reduction caused by stripe rust in Rongotea wheat.

1991 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 45 ◽  
Author(s):  
RE Gaunt ◽  
MJ Cole
Keyword(s):  
Disease Severity ◽  
Stripe Rust ◽  
Yield Components ◽  
Seed Treatment ◽  
Disease Duration ◽  
Puccinia Striiformis ◽  
Empirical Models ◽  
Yield Reduction ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Action Levels

Natural field epidemics of stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis) were manipulated by seed treatment and foliar sprays to provide a range of disease severities and durations in several locations in three seasons. Yield in the absence of disease, disease severity and disease duration in the natural epidemics varied markedly between the three seasons. The effect of disease on yield and yield components was different in each season and there was no empirical model which consistently described the relationship between disease severity and yield reduction. Empirical models had little relation to the cause of yield reduction in specific crops and could not therefore be used for disease management purposes. The identification of action levels for management purposes based on mechanistic criteria is discussed.

scholarly journals Early-ripening Grapevine Cultivars for Dry-on-vine Raisins on an Open-gable Trellis

2008 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 740-745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew W. Fidelibus ◽  
L. Peter Christensen ◽  
Donald G. Katayama ◽  
David W. Ramming
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Training System ◽  
The Other ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Grapevine Cultivar ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Early Ripening ◽  
Main Plot ◽  
Overall Performance

‘Diamond Muscat’, ‘DOVine’, ‘Fiesta’, and ‘Selma Pete’ grapevines (Vitis vinifera) were evaluated to determine their suitability for making dry-on-vine (DOV) raisins on an open-gable trellis. The experiment was a split-plot, with training system, head, bilateral, or quadrilateral cordons as the main plot, and grapevine cultivar (Diamond Muscat, DOVine, Fiesta, or Selma Pete) as the subplot. Yield components, fruit composition, and raisin yield and quality were evaluated annually. Vine training style did not affect fruit composition, or raisin yield or quality, but vines trained to quadrilateral cordons produced more clusters on renewal shoots than head-trained vines. ‘DOVine’, ‘Fiesta’, and ‘Selma Pete’ produced about 4.75 tons/acre of raisins, ≈10% more than ‘Diamond Muscat’. ‘Diamond Muscat’ vines produced the most clusters on renewal shoots, an undesirable trait, and the most clusters per vine. ‘Fiesta’ matured later than the other cultivars, therefore it had the lowest soluble solids, the poorest raisin grades, and the highest field moisture at harvest. ‘Selma Pete’ grapes matured as early, or earlier, than the grapes of other cultivars, they had among the highest soluble solids and raisin grades, and the raisins generally dried well. Thus, ‘Selma Pete’ grapevines had the best overall performance of the cultivars tested.

scholarly journals Early Performance of Jujube Fresh Eating Cultivars in the Southwestern United States

HortScience ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 54 (11) ◽  
pp. 1941-1946
Author(s):  
Shengrui Yao ◽  
Robert Heyduck ◽  
Steven Guldan
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Fruit Quality ◽  
The United States ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Early Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Jujube (Ziziphus jujuba Mill.), also called chinese date, cultivars have not been formally trialed in the United States after the 1950s. Currently, there are five to six commercially available jujube cultivars, with ‘Li’ as the dominant one. Both growers and consumers demand a wider range of cultivars to extend the maturation season and for different uses. We tested jujube cultivars at three locations in New Mexico [U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) hardiness zones 6a, 7a, and 8a] to assess their adaption and performance. These are early performance results for fresh eating cultivars. Jujubes were precocious; 50% to 95% of trees produced during their planting year, depending on cultivar and location. The average yield per tree for trees in their second to fourth year after planting were 409 g, 4795 g, and 5318 g at Alcalde; and 456 g, 3098 g, and 5926 g at Los Lunas, respectively. The yields varied by cultivar and location. ‘Kongfucui’ (‘KFC’) was the most productive cultivar at Alcalde and Los Lunas in both 2017 and 2018, followed by ‘Daguazao’, ‘Gaga’, ‘Honeyjar’, Maya’, ‘Redland’, and ‘Sugarcane’. ‘GA866’, ‘Alcalde #1’, ‘Zaocuiwang’, and ‘Sandia’ had the lowest yields among the 15 cultivars tested. ‘Alcalde #1’ was the earliest to mature with large fruit, suitable for marginal regions with short growing seasons, whereas ‘Sandia’ had the best fruit quality among all cultivars tested, suitable for commercial growers and home gardeners. ‘Maya’, ‘Gaga’, ‘Honeyjar’, and ‘Russian 2’ were very productive, early-midseason cultivars with small fruit but excellent fruit quality—a perfect fit for the home gardener market. ‘Li’, ‘Daguazao’, ‘Redland’, and ‘Shanxi Li’ were productive with large fruit. Cultivars grew faster and produced higher yields, larger fruit, and higher soluble solids at more southerly locations. This article discusses cultivars’ early performance up to the fourth year after planting. This is the first jujube cultivar trial report in the United States since the 1950s.

scholarly journals Influence of Thrips on Bronzing of Strawberry Fruit

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 1343-1345
Author(s):  
Bethzayda Matos ◽  
John J. Obrycki
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Strawberry Fruit ◽  
Mature Fruit ◽  
Midwestern United States ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Flower Thrips ◽  
Thrips Species ◽  
Frankliniella Fusca ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Relationship

Thrips are presumed to be the major cause of bronzed strawberry (Fragaria ×ananassa Duchesne) fruit in the Midwestern United States. The objectives of this study were to 1) identify thrips species present in Iowa strawberry fields and 2) determine the relationship between the numbers of thrips collected from flowers and fruit and the percentage of mature fruit exhibiting bronzing damage. Thrips were collected from flowers and fruit for three growing seasons at three sites in central Iowa. Approximately 82% of these thrips were eastern flower thrips, Frankliniella tritici (Fitch) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae); the remaining 18% were primarily Frankliniella fusca (Hinds) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae). Mean number of adult and immature thrips per flower or fruit ranged from 0 to 7 in 2000, from 0 to 22 in 2001, and 0 to 16 in 2002. In 2001 and 2002, the incidence of thrips on both flowers and fruit was common; the mean number of thrips on flowers was 2 to 16 times greater than on fruit. However, in both years <1% of damage to fruit was attributed to thrips. Based on our results, we conclude that thrips infestations do not necessarily cause bronzed fruit in Iowa strawberry fields.

scholarly journals A Five-year Study on the Effect of Cluster Thinning on Yield and Fruit Composition of `Chambourcin' Grapevines

HortScience ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 586-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imed Dami ◽  
Dave Ferree ◽  
Anton Prajitna ◽  
Dave Scurlock
Keyword(s):  
Growing Season ◽  
Climatic Conditions ◽  
Commercial Production ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Crop Load ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Cluster Thinning ◽  
Hybrid Cultivar ◽  
Short Growing Season ◽  
Cool Climate

`Chambourcin' (Vitis sp.) is a French-American hybrid cultivar that has the propensity to overcrop, and its performance under cool climate and short growing season is not known. This study was conducted for five years (2000 to 2004) to evaluate the effect of three levels of cluster thinning (10, 20, and 30 clusters per vine) on yield and fruit composition of `Chambourcin' grown in northeastern Ohio. Cluster thinning reduced yield per vine and crop load, but increased pruning, cluster and berry weights. Cluster thinning also improved juice composition by increasing soluble solids and pH but not acidity. It was concluded that under the climatic conditions of this study, thinning to 10 clusters per vine (or 8 clusters per meter of row) produced the lowest yield but the highest vine size with the most optimum fruit composition. Therefore, vines from the 10-cluster treatment were considered the most balanced in the 5-year study. Additionally, due to the repeated coincidence of harvest with the first fall frost, it was suggested that the site in continental Northeast Ohio is risky for commercial production and longer and warmer seasons are thus preferred.

IMPACT OF PRUNING STRATEGY, CLUSTER THINNING, AND SHOOT REMOVAL ON GROWTH, YIELD, AND FRUIT COMPOSITION OF LOW-VIGOR DE CHAUNAC VINES

1989 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANDREW G. REYNOLDS
Keyword(s):  
Yield Components ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Cluster Thinning ◽  
Pruning Strategy ◽  
Alternative Means ◽  
Shoot Removal ◽  
Periderm Formation

To explore alternative means of crop control on vineyard attributes, 10-yr-old, low-vigor De Chaunac vines were subjected over a 3-yr period to eight crop regulation treatments, which involved combinations of pruning strategy (15 + 10 balanced pruning; 40 nodes per vine), cluster thinning, shoot thinning to one shoot per node, and removal of base shoots. Treatments involving cluster thinning maximized vine size, periderm development, yield components, °Brix, and anthocyanins. Yield per vine was not affected by any treatment. Cane periderm, yield components, and °Brix of cluster thinned, balance pruned vines exceeded those in cluster thinned vines pruned to 40 nodes. Shoot thinning of balance pruned vines did not improve cane periderm formation or yield components over un-thinned vines, but reduced °Brix. Combining cluster and shoot thinning with balanced pruning and base shoot removal proved to be superior to all treatments in every aspect of growth, yield, and fruit composition. Vines pruned to 40 nodes and subjected to base shoot removal and shoot thinning had improved yield components and °Brix over vines shoot thinned only, but were inferior to cluster thinned vines in terms of all vineyard parameters. Crop loads below 7 kg kg−1 cane prunings appear necessary to maintain vine size, yield, and acceptable fruit composition of low-vigor De Chaunac vines.Key words: Vitis, De Chaunac, pruning, cluster thinning, vine

scholarly journals Initial Response of ‘Concord’ and ‘Sunbelt’ Grapes to Pruning and Fruit Thinning

2009 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 368-378
Author(s):  
Justin Morris ◽  
Gary Main ◽  
Renee Threlfall ◽  
Keith Striegler
Keyword(s):  
Initial Response ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Fruit Thinning ◽  
Growing Seasons ◽  
Fruit Composition ◽  
Vitis Labruscana ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Effect On Yield

Balanced, dormant hand pruning was compared with minimal and machine box-cut pruning with no fruit thinning, thinning at 27 to 45 days postbloom, or thinning at veraison on Vitis labruscana grape cultivars, Concord and Sunbelt. Weekly berry weights measured during the growing season showed that minimally pruned ‘Concord’ and ‘Sunbelt’ generally had lower berry weights than hand-pruned vines. Lag phase occurred 50 ± 7 days postbloom in ‘Concord’ and 58 ± 7 days postbloom in ‘Sunbelt’. The duration of harvest period was longer for ‘Concord’ than ‘Sunbelt’, and minimally pruned vines without thinning had the most delayed ripening regardless of cultivar or time of fruit thinning. The desired soluble solids of 17% for ‘Concord’ and 18% for ‘Sunbelt’ were achieved without differences in other fruit composition parameters on all treatments. Delaying harvest of minimally pruned vines without thinning by about 7 days was required to achieve the desired soluble solids. Pruning methods had more effect on yield components than time of thinning. At harvest, minimally pruned vines had lower cluster weights, berry weights, and yield per node compared with hand pruning in both cultivars and years. In terms of second year yield response, ‘Sunbelt’ was not as detrimentally impacted by machine and minimal pruning without thinning compared with ‘Concord’. Preliminary results indicate that machine and minimal pruning with and without thinning are viable alternatives to hand pruning for ‘Concord’ and ‘Sunbelt’ grapes in irrigated vineyards with warm, long growing seasons.

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