Thinning Treatment | No clusters/vine | Yield kg/vine | Mean Berry wt g | Mean Cluster wt g | ||||
2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | |
Control | 43.5 ba | 47.3 b | 6.1 b | 8.70 a | 1.37 a | 1.65 bc | 126.1 a | 181.6 a |
Inflorescence swelling | 23.3 a | 30.6 a | 4.46 ab | 6.44 ab | 1.44 a | 1.63 bc | 191.6 b | 211.2 bc |
80% capfall | 25.3 a | 29.3 a | 4.33 ab | 7.17 bc | 1.37 a | 1.67 bc | 178.3 b | 245.8 d |
Fruitset | 23.1 a | 29.9 a | 4.17 ab | 6.68 ab | 1.34 a | 1.60 ab | 187.1 b | 225.3 cd |
Bunch closure | 23.6 a | 29.1 a | 4.38 ab | 6.02 ab | 1.44 a | 1.82 c | 182.3 b | 205.1 bc |
Veraison | 21.4 a | 25.4 a | 3.80 a | 4.87 a | 1.33 a | 1.55 ab | 172.2 b | 192.6 ab |
Veraison + 2 weeks | 22.6 b | 26.0 a | 3.72 a | 5.08 a | nmb | 1.68 bc | 169.2 b | 194.4 ab |
Veraison + 4 weeks | 19.2 b | 24.1 a | 3.31 a | 4.86 a | nm | 1.48 a | 179.8 b | 200.8 ab |
Veraison + 6 weeks | 22.3 a | 24.6 a | 3.68 a | 5.14 a | nm | 1.55 ab | 177.1 b | 210.6 bc |