Influence of Anti-Transpirant, Nano-Potassium, and Shading on Vegetative Growth and Yield Traits of Grapevines (Tre-Rash cv.) Under Rain-Fed Conditions
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Vitis vinifera L., Drought stress, phytochemical, grape qualityAbstract
Agricultural production is considered one of the sectors most affected by climate change, especially drought; in the semi-arid climate zone, rainfall is variable leading to several challenges that affect agricultural production. Thus, this study was conducted using antitranspirant (1:10), nano-potassium (2 g L-1) and 50% shading with a green net to protect grapevines, Vitis vinifera L., cv. Tre-Rash under rain-fed conditions. A simple randomized complete block design experiment was conducted to enhance grape yield and quality, to explore the synergistic effects of the treatments used on grapevines grown under water-limited conditions. The results showed that the treatments significantly enhanced some vegetative traits such as main shoot length and chlorophyl content. Moreover, the variance among values of cluster weight, number of berries per cluster, weight of 100 berries, size of 100 berries, total soluble solid TSS, total titratable acid TTA, total anthocyanin content in grape, total carotenoid, total soluble sugar content in grapes and leaves, total phenolic content in grapes and leaves, total flavonoid content in grape and leaves, leaf proline, leaf lipid peroxidation and yield per vine were significantly different.
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