Canopy management through crop forcing impacts grapevine cv. ‘Touriga Nacional’ performance, ripening and berry metabolomics profile

• Published in: OENO one Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 55 - 69
• Main Authors: L. Cabral, Inês, Teixeira, António, Ferrier, Manon, Lanoue, Arnaud, Valente, Joana, Rogerson, Frank S., Alves, Fernando, M. P. Carvalho, Susana, Gerós, Hernâni Varanda, Queiroz, Jorge
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Viticulture and Enology Society (IVES) 01.01.2023; International Viticulture and Enology Society
• Subjects: berry phenolics; Berry quality; crop forcing; Life Sciences; metabolomics; phenolic maturity; Vitis vinifera L

Climate changes are speeding up the maturation of grapes in numerous areas of the world, including in the Mediterranean basin, but warmer temperatures often uncouple technical and phenolic maturity, resulting in unbalanced wines. We tested the efficacy of crop forcing (CF) in delaying the maturation...