Fruit Quality in Pomology and Viticulture assessed by physiological and biochemical Parameters
Abstract
The aim of this project is to arm the grape and fruit growers with tools to measure grape indicators which impact on fruit quality. The development and testing of adequate techniques and indicators will lead to the physiological fingerprint, which can act as a basic requirement for vineyard and plant improvement and optimal fruit quality. Parameters routinely measured in grape samples are total soluble solids, acidity and colour parameters which alone are insufficient as quality indicators. Additional grape compositional measures, beneficial for specifying fruit and plant quality should additionally include key enzymes for secondary compounds and further not yet know metabolites. These data has to be calibrated and standardised according to the relevant environmental and viticultural conditions by individually functional parameters (e.g. water potential, photosynthesis efficiency). Our research aims to improve the efficiency of production, vineyard sustainability and fruit quality through interdisciplinary approaches.
keywords Fruit Quality physiological parameters biochemical parameters Viticulture pomology
Publikationen
Flower thinning in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.): a first year field study
Autoren: Schoedl, K; Modl, P; Forneck, A Jahr: 2007
Journal articles
Project staff
Astrid Forneck
Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing.sc.agr. Dr.sc.agr. Astrid Forneck
astrid.forneck@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-95811
BOKU Project Leader
01.07.2007 - 30.06.2010