In the traditional regions of grape growers, where the incidence of rain is concentrated on the stage of fruit development and maturation, the search for improved crop management strategies is justified, aiming at attenuate the impact of it on yield quality. An experiment with grapevine "Cabernet Sauvignon" cultivated on rootstocks IAC 766, IAC 572 and Ripária do Traviú was carried out in Jundiaí, São Paulo State, Brazil, under plastic greenhouse. The search was focused on the microclimate modification in the environment of cultivated grapes from its conduction in partially modified crop cultivation environment (plastic cover with open sides), as well as evaluates the impact on the crop yield and fruit sugar concentration, comparing results to simultaneous data gathered in a open sky cultivation environment. Results showed that the use of plastic cover to cultivate grapes has implied a decrease in the levels of solar radiation to 85.4% and an increase in the maximum temperatures in 1.3 ºC. Separated analysis for crop environment shown that "Cabernet Sauvignon" cultivated on rootstock "IAC 766" and "IAC 572" achieved the best performance (yield and sugar concentration) being superior to the "Riparia do Traviú". Comparing data from cultivation environments used in the experiment revealed no statistical differences on yield; however the sugar concentration was higher for the set of open sky cultivation environment.
grapes; plastic greenhouse; microclimate
