Study of the Mushketny Grapevine Variety in the Lower Don Region
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents the results of a 18-year study of the autochthonous Don grapevine variety Mushketny. The studies were carried out in 2006–2023 at the Don ampelographic collection named after Ya.I. Potapenko (Novo-cherkassk, Rostov region). The variety is culti-vated in a grafted (rootstock Kober 5BB) cover-ing culture, the scheme of planting bushes is 3.0×1.5 m. The study was carried out using me-thods generally accepted in viticulture and Na-tional Standard. An ampelographic description of the variety (crowns of a young shoot, leaf, bunch, berry) and an analysis of the meteorolog-ical conditions of the research are given. Ac-cording to the results of long-term observations, the Don autochthonous grapevine variety Mush-ketny has a high agrobiological potential in the climatic conditions of the Lower Don region (71% of blossoming buds, 53 % of fruitful shoots, fruiting coefficient 0.7, average bunch weight 187 g, yield 81 c/ha). Medium ripening variety (141 days). Upon reaching technological maturity, it accumulates sugars of 18,6 g/100 cm3 with a titratable acidity of 7,6 g/dm3. Dry white wine from the Mushketny grapevine variety has a light straw color, a bright, complex aroma with light Muscat tones, fresh. The taste is full, harmonious. The average tasting score was 8.6 points, which is 0.1 points lower than the control variety Pukhlyakovsky. Based on the conducted research, we believe that the Mush-ketny grapevine variety is advisable to use in selection for crop quality, it has Mushketny gra-pevine variety is advisable to use in selection for crop quality, it has a functionally female flower type, which will facilitate crossbreeding. The variety can be grown in farms using row plantings, alternating a number of varieties and a number of pollinator varieties, and it is also necessary to preserve it in ampelographic collections as valuable genetic material.
Source: Russian vine
Authors: L.G. Naumova, V.A. Ganich
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7127045384