Effect of calcium treatment on the fruit quality of Reliance grape under waterlogging

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240372

Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (7): 1451-1458.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240372

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Effect of calcium treatment on the fruit quality of Reliance grape under waterlogging

WANG Chengyang¹(), LIU Jieya², WU Minyi¹, XIE Boyi¹, HONG Decheng¹, LENG Feng², WU Guoquan¹^,^*()

1. Institute of Horticulture, Zhoushan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhoushan 316000, Zhejiang, China
2. College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, Jiangsu, China

Received:2024-04-24 Online:2025-07-25 Published:2025-08-20

Abstract

Abstract:

In Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, typhoons or heavy rainfall often occur during the grape ripening period, causing waterlogging in vineyards and severely affecting the grapes quality. In this study, Reliance grape (Vitis labrusca L.×Vitis vinifera L.) was taken as the experimental material. The grapes were treated with waterlogging prior to veraison, and then treated with 4 g·L^-1 of calcium chloride after 14 days. Total soluble solids (TSS), mainly primary and secondary metabolites contents were determined to analyze the effects of calcium treatment on the grape quality after waterlogging. Our results showed that sucrose, glucose, fructose, sorbitol and TSS contents in the grapes were reduced by 5.24%, 3.10%, 5.92%, 12.48% and 1.32%, respectively, compared with the control group, while malic acid, citric acid and tartaric acid contents were increased by 78.44%, 7.52% and 15.05%, respectively after waterlogging. Grapes treated with calcium after waterlogging, their TSS, sucrose and sorbitol contents increased by 1.23%, 5.17% and 7.34%, respectively, while the 4 organic acids (malic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid and malonic acid) contents all decreased to a certain extent. Additionally, grapes treated with calcium showed a significant increase in total anthocyanins and flavonol contents under waterlogging, as well as better coloring. In conclusion, calcium treatment can improve the grape quality after waterlogging, which has important theoretical and practical implications for the flooding resistant cultivation of grapes and fruit quality improvement in southern China.

Key words: calcium treatment, waterlogging, grape, fruit quality

CLC Number:

S663.1

WANG Chengyang, LIU Jieya, WU Minyi, XIE Boyi, HONG Decheng, LENG Feng, WU Guoquan. Effect of calcium treatment on the fruit quality of Reliance grape under waterlogging[J]. Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis, 2025, 37(7): 1451-1458.

Figures/Tables 5

Fig.1 Effect of waterlogging and calcium treatments on the fruit total soluble solids contents CK, T1 and T2 represent control group, waterlogging-treatment, CaCl2 treatment after waterlogging-treatment, respectively. The superscripts of different lowercase letters on the bars indicate significant difference (P<0.05). The same as below.

Fig.2 Effect of waterlogging and calcium treatments on the fruit soluble sugar contents

Fig.3 Effect of waterlogging and calcium treatments on the fruit organic acids contents

Fig.4 Effect of waterlogging and calcium treatments on the fruit amino acids contents

Fig.5 Effect of waterlogging and calcium treatments on the fruit secondary metabolites contents

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