Identification and Regionalization of Cold Resistance of Wine Grape Germplasms ( V. vinifera )

Zhilei Wang, Ying Wang, Dong Wu, Miao Hui, Xing Han, Tingting Xue, Fei Yao, Feifei Gao, Xiao Cao, Hua Li and Hua Wang
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Zhilei Wang: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Ying Wang: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Dong Wu: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Miao Hui: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Xing Han: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Tingting Xue: School of Food & Wine, Ningxia University, Xianyang 750021, China
Fei Yao: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Feifei Gao: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Xiao Cao: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Hua Li: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China
Hua Wang: College of Enology, Northwest A&F University, Xianyang 712100, China

Agriculture, 2021, vol. 11, issue 11, 1-16

Abstract: With the extreme changes of the global climate, winter freezing injury has become an important limiting factor for the development of the global grape industry. Therefore, there is a significant need for the screening of cold-resistant wine grape germplasms and cold regionalization for cold-resistant breeding and the development of grapevine cultivation in cold regions. In this study, the low-temperature half-lethal temperature (LT 50 ) values were determined for the annual dormant branches of 124 wine grape germplasms ( V . vinifera ) to evaluate their cold resistance. The LT 50 values of the 124 tested germplasms ranged from −22.01 °C to −13.18 °C, with six cold-resistant germplasms below −20 °C. Based on the LT 50 values, the 124 germplasms were clustered into four types, with cold resistance from strong to weak in the order of type Ⅱ > type Ⅰ > type Ⅳ > type Ⅲ, corresponding to the four cold hardiness zones. Zones 1, 2, 3, and 4 included 6, 22, 68, and 28 germplasms, respectively, with decreasing cold resistance. The number of germplasms in different hardiness zones followed a normal distribution, with the most in zone 3. In Type Ⅱ, the fruit skin color of germplasms was positively correlated with cold hardiness, while the temperature of origin was negatively correlated with cold hardiness. The average LT 50 of germplasms in different origin regions ranged from −17.44 °C to −16.26 °C, with differences among some regions. The cold regionalization analysis resulted in the distribution of 124 germplasms in four temperature regions in China with six germplasms in region A (−22 °C ≤ LT 50 ≤ −20 °C), 30 germplasms in region B (−20°C ≤ LT 50 ≤ −18°C), 71 germplasms in region C (−18 °C ≤ LT 50 ≤ −15 °C), and 17 germplasms in region D (−15 °C ≤ LT 50 ≤ −13 °C). Strong cold-resistant wine grape germplasms ( V . vinifera ) were identified, and these could be used as parental material for cold-resistant breeding. In some areas in China, soil-burial over-wintering strategies are used, but our results suggest that some wine grapes could be cultivated without requiring winter burial during overwintering. The results of this study should provide guidance for the selection of promising strains for cold-resistant breeding for expanded cultivation of improved varieties for wine grape production in China.

Keywords: Vitis vinifera; germplasm resources; cold resistance; cold regionalization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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