Nebulized water cooling of the canopy affects leaf temperature, berry composition and wine quality of Sauvignon blanc.
- Autores: Pericle Paciello, Fabio Mencarelli, Alberto Palliotti, Brunella Ceccantoni, Cécile Thibon, Philippe Darriet, Massimiliano Pasquini, Andrea Bellincontro
- Localización: Journal of the science of food and agriculture, ISSN 0022-5142, Vol. 97, Nº 4, 2017, págs. 1267-1275
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
Background: The present paper details a new technique based on spraying nebulized water on vine canopy to counteract the negative impact of the current wave of hot summers with temperatures above 30 °C, which usually determine negative effects on vine yield, grape composition and wine quality.; Results: The automatized spraying system was able to maintain air temperature at below 30 °C (the threshold temperature to start spraying) for all of August 2013, when in the canopy of uncooled vines the temperature was as high as 36 °C. The maintenance of temperature below 30 °C reduced leaf stress linked to high temperature and irradiance regimes as highlighted by the decrease of H2 O2 content and catalase activity in the leaves. A higher amount of total polyphenols and organic acids and lower sugars characterized the grapes of cooled vines. Wine from these grapes had a higher content of some volatile thiols like 3-sulfanylhexanol (3SH) and 3-sulfanylhexylacetate (3SHA), and lower content of 4-methyl-4-sulfanylpentan-2-one (4MSP).; Conclusion: Under conditions of high temperature and irradiance regimes, water nebulization on the vine canopy can represent a valid solution to reduce and/or avoid oxidative stress and associated effects in the leaves, ensure a regular berry ripening and maintain high wine quality. The consumption of water during nebulization was acceptable, being 180 L ha-1 min-1 , which lasted an average of about 1 min to reduce the temperature below the threshold value of 30 °C. A total of 85-90 hL (from 0.8 to 0.9 mm) of water per hectare per day was required. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.; © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
