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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (7): 2144-2168.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-1318

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Effects of Different Regulated Deficit Irrigation Treatments on Growth and Fruit Quality of‘Ruidu Kemei’Grape

WANG Xiaoyue1, REN Jiancheng1, ZHANG Congying2, LIU Zhenhua1, LU Haocheng1, YAN Ailing1, ZHANG Lixia1, WANG Huiling1,*(), SUN Lei1,*()   

  1. 1 Institute of Forestry and PomologyBeijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences;Beijing Engineering Research Center for Deciduous Fruit Trees;Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops(North China),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs;Key Laboratory of Urban Agriculture(North China),Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100093, China
    2 Liupanshui Hydrology and Water Resources Bureau of Guizhou ProvinceLiupanshui, Guizhou 553000, China
  • Received:2026-03-05 Revised:2026-06-12 Online:2026-07-25 Published:2026-07-23
  • Contact: WANG Huiling, SUN Lei

Abstract:

The Muscat-flavored table grape cultivar‘Ruidu Kemei’was used as the experimental material. Plants were grown in a plastic greenhouse with drip irrigation. Three irrigation levels were applied at the fruit set and veraison stages:full irrigation(65%-75% of field capacity,FC),mild water deficit(50%-60% FC),and moderate water deficit(35%-45% FC),resulting in a total of nine treatments. The effects of regulated deficit irrigation(RDI)on photosynthetic characteristics,shoot growth,fruit physicochemical quality,and the composition and content of monoterpenes were systematically measured. Principal component analysis(PCA)was used for comprehensive evaluation. The results indicated that water deficit applied at fruit set effectively suppressed excessive shoot growth while maintaining a stable net photosynthetic rate,but it reduced single berry weight. Veraison was identified as a critical stage for enhancing berry flavor and aroma accumulation. Moderate water deficit during this stage significantly increased the total soluble solids to titratable acidity ratio and promoted the accumulation of monoterpene compounds. Cluster analysis and variable importance in projection(VIP)analysis showed that deficit irrigation over two years notably enhanced monoterpene accumulation,with β-myrcene,cis-rose oxide and geraniol being the key signature monoterpene components in response to water deficit. The OAV analysis indicated that cis-rose oxide,linalool,and geraniol were the main contributing compounds to the characteristic aroma of the fruit. Based on the two-year PCA evaluation,full irrigation at fruit set followed by mild deficit irrigation at veraison achieved the best overall performance. This irrigation strategy synergistically optimizes growth regulation and fruit quality improvement,providing a feasible approach for water-saving and high-efficiency cultivation of Muscat-flavored table grapes.

Key words: grapevine, regulated deficit irrigation, muscat flavor, monoterpene, fruit quality, photosynthetic characteristic