TITLE:
Phenology and Vegetative Growth in a New Production Region of Grapevines: Case Study in São Joaquim, Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil
AUTHORS:
Marcelo Borghezan, Larissa Villar, Tatiane Carine da Silva, Monica Canton, Miguel Pedro Guerra, Claudia Guimarães Camargo Campos
KEYWORDS:
Vitis vinifera L., Climate Characterization, Phenological Events, Ecophysiology
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Ecology,
Vol.4 No.6,
May
23,
2014
ABSTRACT: In Brazil
winemaking is expanding not only in the renewal of vineyards in traditional
production areas, but also in the introduction of new crops in the newer
winemaking regions. Promising characteristics were observed in the quality of
the grapes and wines produced in altitude regions of Santa Catarina. The aim of
this study is to characterize the geographic and climatic conditions which affect
the phenology and vegetative growth of grapevine in S?o Joaquim, in the
mountains region of Santa Catarina. The vineyards are located in areas with
undulated and strongly undulated relief, predominantly in soils originating
from basaltic rocks, in climate conditions classified as Cfb according to the K?ppen, as Region I according to Winkler
classification. The phenological stage of the grapevines in the S?o Joaquim
region begins later and lasts longer in comparison to other winegrowing regions
in Brazil. Decrease in photoperiod and low temperatures (