Effect of soil management techniques and different vine nutrient methods on the physiology and grape quality of vines of cv. ‘Robola’ (Vitis vinifera L.) in Kefalonia

Katerina BINIARI; Athanasios FRAGKOS; Theocharis CHATZISTATHIS; Eirini KATSALIROU; Argyrios GERAKIS; Despoina-Maria STIKA; Ioannis DASKALAKIS; Despoina BOUZA; Maritina STAVRAKAKI

doi:10.15835/nbha52413954

Authors

Katerina BINIARI Agricultural University of Athens, School of Plant Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Viticulture, Athens (GR)
Athanasios FRAGKOS Ionian University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Soil Science, Argostoli, Kefalonia (GR)
Theocharis CHATZISTATHIS Hellenic Agricultural Organization (H.A.O.) ‘Demeter’, Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Thessaloniki (GR)
Eirini KATSALIROU Ionian University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Soil Science, Argostoli, Kefalonia (GR)
Argyrios GERAKIS Ionian University, Department of Food Science and Technology, Laboratory of Soil Science, Argostoli, Kefalonia (GR)
Despoina-Maria STIKA Agricultural University of Athens, School of Plant Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Viticulture, Athens (GR)
Ioannis DASKALAKIS Agricultural University of Athens, School of Plant Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Viticulture, Athens (GR)
Despoina BOUZA Agricultural University of Athens, School of Plant Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Viticulture, Athens (GR)
Maritina STAVRAKAKI Agricultural University of Athens, School of Plant Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Laboratory of Viticulture, Athens (GR) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4631-3689

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52413954

Keywords:

assimilation rate, fertilization, grapevine, nutrition, soil properties

Abstract

The aim of the study was to be determine the effects of conventional and organic soil and vine nutrition management on the growth, physiology and grape quality of vines of cv. ‘Robola’ in Kefalonia island, Greece. The overall aim was to understand and evaluate the combined effects of these different viticultural practices on soil quality (fertility) and on the physiological parameters of the vine as well as on grape quality, in terms of production sustainability and environmental biodiversity. The physiological parameters that were assessed and determined were leaf assimilation rate, leaf stomatal conductance, leaf transpiration and chlorophyll content. Additionally, grape and berry mechanical properties were also evaluated. The results of all the combinations of the two soil treatments with the three different nutrition methods (organic and two conventional), showed no statistically significant difference regarding the grape and berry mechanical properties. Moreover, the viticultural practice with reduced tillage and the application of slow-release fertilizer appears to show higher concentration of total soluble solids and higher pH and titratable acidity. Finally, the viticultural practice with the usual tillage (milling) and the application of fertilization with stems exhibited the highest values in the physiological parameters that were studied.

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