Reducing the sugar and pH of the grape (vitis vinifera l. Cvs. 'Grenache' and 'tempranillo') through a single shoot trimming

South African Journal of Enology and Viticulture

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 246-251

  De Toda, F Martinez ^a   Sancha, J C ^a   Balda, P ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Berry ripeness; Leaf area to fruit ratio; Sugar level; Trimming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891135418     PISSN: 0253939X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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