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Plant regulators influencing number and size of berry cells of 'Niagara Rosada' grapes

The objective of this investigation was to evaluate the effect of the gibberellic acid, thidiazuron and quinmerac on grape berries anatomy of grapevine 'Niagara Rosada', in a vineyard located in Dourados - MS. Three trials were carried out. In the first trial, it was used gibberellic acid (AG3) 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 mg.l-1, applied in the bloom and repeated 14 days later (E1E2) and in the other treatment, the same compound and doses applied only once, 14 days after the bloom (E2); in the second experiment, thidiazuron (TDZ) 0, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mg.l-1, applied four days before antesis and repeated six days after the bloom (E1E2); and in the other treatment, the same compound and doses applied only once six days after the bloom (E2); and in the third, quinmerac 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 mg.l-1, applied in the bloom and repeated 14 days after (E1E2) and in the other treatment, the same compound and doses applied only once 14 days later the bloom (E2). The plant regulators were applied through cluster dipping with surfactant Agral®, 1% added to solutions. The variables evaluated were: berries cells number and dimensions. From the obtained results, it was observed that two applications of gibberellic acid, thidiazuron and quinmerac promoted the cellular division, while the cellular expansion was observed with only one application of thidiazuron and quinmerac.

grapevine; Vitis; plant regulator; anatomy; auxin; gibberelin; cytokinin


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