This year, the grape harvest was 20-30.% weaker, reported by the Institute of Vine and Wine in Pleven
The climate changes that we are yet to face will also require a change in the way the vines are grown. comment on Agri.BG Assoc. Emil Tsvetanov, Director of the Institute of Vine and Wine in Pleven (IWV).
"Although the vine is a dry-resistant plant, it may be necessary to consider smaller loads, activities with the green parts that reduce evaporation from the leaves and can redirect nutrients to the bunches," explained the expert.
‘The Pleven region is characterised by a very wet month of May, when the active vegetation of the vine begins. Because of the moisture, then a lot of vegetation mass develops, which then becomes competitive with the bunches and the loads of the plants need to be fine-tuned, "said Assoc. It's colored.
If these climate events continue to develop in the coming year, farmers will have to undertake various green pruning or normalization of bunches, The winegrower explained.
"The aim is to feed the vine and give a harvest. Each variety is different, there are more resistant varieties, more capricious, the fact is, however, that more and more dry-resistant varieties are in demand, which are not so much affected by soil moisture", further added the Director of the IVV.
This year grape harvest It was 20-30.% weaker, account for the winegrowers. All varieties of wine grapes ripened at the same time, in most cases it is drying of the bunches, which led to a lower yield in all varieties.
Therefore, a large number of farms in the sector confirm that irrigated agriculture would help produce both higher quality and higher yields of wine grapes.
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