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. 2021 Dec;173(4):2226-2237.
doi: 10.1111/ppl.13573. Epub 2021 Oct 11.

Intracultivar genetic diversity in grapevine: Water use efficiency variability within cv. Grenache

Ignacio Buesa  1 , José M Escalona  1   2 , Ignacio Tortosa  1 , Diana Marín  3 , Maite Loidi  3 , Luis G Santesteban  3 , Cyril Douthe  2 , Hipólito Medrano  1   2
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Intracultivar genetic diversity in grapevine: Water use efficiency variability within cv. Grenache

Ignacio Buesa et al. Physiol Plant. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

The selection of genotypes best adapted to environmental conditions has traditionally focused on agronomic and grape composition parameters. However, to classify the genotypes most adapted to climate change conditions, the aim must be to focus on the ecophysiological responses that will ultimately determine their performance. The variability in water use efficiency of 13 Grenache genotypes over three-seasons was assessed under field conditions at leaf, grape and plant level. Results showed a significant effect of genotype at all three levels, and despite the large interannual variability there was a remarkable consistency among levels. Furthermore, using genotype-specific regressions it was possible to identify significant differences in the intrinsic water use efficiency response of each genotype as a function of the vine water status. The relationship between net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance, as well as carbon isotope discrimination in grapes, were also confirmed as reliable physiological indicators for selecting grapevine genotypes to future environmental conditions. Therefore, the proposed multi-level methodology was useful to quantify the intracultivar variability and the identification of more and less efficient genotypes within Grenache.

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