The effect of leaf removal on canopy microclimate, vine performance and grape phenolic composition of Merlot (Vitis vinifera L.) grapes in the continental part of Croatia was written by Anic, Marina;Osrecak, Mirela;Andabaka, Zeljko;Tomaz, Ivana;Vecenaj, Zeljko;Jelic, Damjan;Kozina, Bernard;Kontic, Jasminka Karoglan;Karoglan, Marko. And the article was included in Scientia Horticulturae (Amsterdam, Netherlands) in 2021.Formula: C20H22O8 The following contents are mentioned in the article:
Leaf removal in the cluster zone is one of the commonly applied viticultural practices used to increase light penetration and to decrease humidity in dense foliage. A two- year study (2018/2019) was carried out on the Merlot variety grown in the vineyard on the Croatian hillside with continental climatic conditions, to study the effects of basal leaf removal on canopy microclimate, grape chem. composition and vine production Leaf and lateral shoot removal was performed at berry set. Meteorol. data were recorded together with microclimatic measurements: air temperature, UV radiation and relative humidity in the fruiting zone. Leaf removal altered microclimate by increasing the UV radiation within the cluster zone. Sugar concentration, bud fruitfulness and yield performance was not affect by the treatment, while leaf removal significantly reduced the concentration of titratable acidity in berry samples and increased the concentration of phenols, anthocyanins, flavonols and flavan-3-ols in berry skin. Leaf removal had a higher influence on the grape anthocyanin and flavonol composition in a season with the cooler berry ripening conditions. These results revealed important difference in leaf removal efficiency on phenolic composition of the grapes in different seasonal climatic conditions during ripening. This study involved multiple reactions and reactants, such as (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(3-Hydroxy-5-((E)-4-hydroxystyryl)phenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (cas: 27208-80-6Formula: C20H22O8).
(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(3-Hydroxy-5-((E)-4-hydroxystyryl)phenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)tetrahydro-2H-pyran-3,4,5-triol (cas: 27208-80-6) belongs to alcohols. A strong base can deprotonate an alcohol to yield an alkoxide ion (R―O−). For example, sodamide (NaNH2), a very strong base, abstracts the hydrogen atom of an alcohol. A multistep synthesis may use Grignard-like reactions to form an alcohol with the desired carbon structure, followed by reactions to convert the hydroxyl group of the alcohol to the desired functionality.Formula: C20H22O8
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