Comparison of cold hardiness in the leaves of various grape cultivars based on photochemical reflectance index

Authors

  • Lulong Sun College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Crop Biology of Shandong Province, Tai'an, Shandong, China
  • Wei Song College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Crop Biology of Shandong Province, Tai'an, Shandong, China
  • Qingwei Geng College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Crop Biology of Shandong Province, Tai'an, Shandong, China
  • Yuanpeng Du College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Crop Biology of Shandong Province, Tai'an, Shandong, China
  • Heng Zhai College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Key Laboratory of Crop Biology of Shandong Province, Tai'an, Shandong, China
  • Weishuai Qin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/vitis.2016.55.107-112

Keywords:

photochemical reflectance index, grape, leaves, cold hardiness

Abstract

We compared cold hardiness in the leaves of 12 grape cultivars, including two wild species, two Vitis vinifera × V. labrusca, three HPDs (interspecific crosses) and five V. vinifera L. cultivars using PRI-T curves and analysis of variance (ANOVA). The photochemical reflectance index (PRI) of most grape leaves decreased linearly when frozen progressively in darkness, but these patterns varied. The PRI of diploid cultivars and blanc cultivars at the standard temperature (PRI 4°C) remained relatively steady during exposure to successively lower temperatures (0, -2, -4 and -6°C) compared with polyploid and noir cultivars, representing a boundary dividing grape cultivars into frost tolerant and vulnerable. According to this principle, which was tested by ANOVA, the cold hardiness of the four species was ranked (from high to low) as V. vinifera L. > HPD = wild species > V. vinifera × V. labrusca. The cold hardiness of the 12 cultivars was divided into three classes: Resistant: PRI increased markedly compared with the control, RPRI((PRI-PRIcontrol)/PRIcontrol) > 0 (p < 0.05), indicating high freezing tolerance and wide temperature adaption; Tolerant: PRI changed little compared with the control (p < 0.05), RPRI trended to 0, indicating relative stability when exposed to a short period of freezing temperatures; Vulnerable: PRI decreased dramatically compared with the control, RPRI < 0 (p < 0.05), indicating that photosynthesis was inhibited or damaged due to freezing. We also observed seasonal differences in the cold hardiness of the cultivars; grape leaves were more vulnerable to cold in fall than in spring. This study provides a practical method for estimating cold hardiness in grape.

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Published

2016-07-21

Issue

Vol. 55 No. 3 (2016): Vitis

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