Cropping potential and quality of the grape variety Cabernet franc

Abstract

A study was conducted during three years (2009 - 2011) to evaluate the cropping potential and quality of the grape variety Cabernet franc cultivated in the Trstenik vine growing region. The data obtained showed that Cabernet franc can be successfully grown under the environmental conditions of the Trstenik vine growing region as it produced good yields of high quality grape. Over the three-year period, the average yield per hectare was about 10 t, with the sugar and total acids contents being 200 g l-1 and 6.9 g l-1 respectively, suggesting optimum growing conditions for this variety in the study region.

U uslovima trsteničkog vinogorja u periodu 2009 do 2011. godine ispitivan je rodni potencijal i kvalitet grožđa sorte Kaberne fran. Rezultati pokazuju da se sorta Kaberne fran može uspešno gajiti u agroekološkim uslovima trsteničkog vinogorja. Sorta je iskazala dobru rodnost i dobar kvalitet grožđa. Prosečan prinos po hektaru u trogodišnjem periodu kretao se oko 10 t, sadržaj šećera bio je 200 g l-1 dok je ukupnih kiselina bilo 6,9 g l-1, što znači da je ispitivana sorta imala optimalne uslove za gajenje u ovom vinogorju.