How to determine the grape variety by leaves and fruits and the taste of berries

Sometimes you meet grapes, walking around the country house, and trying to understand what kind of variety it was. Following this, the question arises of how to determine the grape variety only by the appearance of the plant. There are several ways to determine the varietal affiliation of the vine.

How to find out the grape variety

When it is impossible to recognize the variety of grapes, but it is very necessary to do so, summer residents try to find out the varietal affiliation by the appearance of the bush. All plants are divided into two categories - table and technical.

To determine the variety of a plant, attention is paid to the following aspects:

• frost resistance;
• shade of grapes;
• purpose of grapes;
• harvest ripening period;
• immunity to diseases and pests.

Methods for determining the variety of grape bushes:

• on the sheet plate;
• appearance of the bunch;
• grape pulp.

The combination of these characteristics gives an idea of the variety and helps to identify it.

Method of determining by sheet

The most common way to determine the varietal affiliation of grape bushes is by the appearance of the leaf. It can be difficult for an inexperienced summer resident to understand how the leaves of different varieties differ. But an experienced grower immediately distinguishes the bushes by the leaf plate.

Features of the structure of the grape leaf

Vine leaf is most often five-blade or four-blade. Some hybrids have whole leaves. Edges with small notches. The leaf is round in shape, with pronounced veins. Young leaves are smaller than old ones.

Hybrids vary in leaf shade. It ranges from light green to deep green. The leaves of the grapes are thin, not juicy. Due to this property, the leaves do not require a large amount of water. Young leaves are juicier than old ones. Some hybrids have juicier leaf plates, such varieties are still used for making dolma.

Main species

Vine leaves are of several types - four-lobed, five-lobed and whole. The appearance of the leaf depends on the variety of the plant. Before proceeding with the definition of the sheet, find out which of the three types it belongs to.

On the plate

Many growers and breeders are thinking about creating a single database with photographs of the leaves of various grape hybrids, so that every summer resident can quickly determine which variety the plant belongs to.

Determination of varietal affiliation by a sheet plate is the easiest way. For example, in the Agadai hybrid, the leaf is large, rounded, with pronounced veins, belongs to the five-lobed type.

Aligote hybrid also has five blades on a leaf. But the leaf looks like a whole due to the small distance between the segments. The size of the leaf plate is large or medium in size.

Asma variety has a three-lobed leaf, the shape of the plate is rounded. Rapture grapes are characterized by medium-sized plates, with five medium-sized lobes.

Shape

The second characteristic, which is paid attention to when determining the varietal affiliation, is the shape. The leaf plate is from small to large sizes.

Vine leaves are oval, wedge-shaped and ovoid. To determine the hybrid, choose a large he althy leaf and bend it. Some varieties have deep side cuts, while others do not have them at all. Also pay attention to the teeth along the edges of the leaf plate. They are large, small, sharp and blunt. This characteristic is also very important.

By the blades

Another characteristic part of the plant, by which the variety is determined, is the number of lobes. The blades can be seven, five, three, they can also be solid or with pronounced dissection of the blades.

Pubescence in some plants is so strong, especially in young crops, that it is impossible to confuse the variety. For example, the Pino hybrid has dense pubescence, which changes the shade of the leaf. Madeleine Anzhivin's pubescence looks like a cobweb. Karaburno does not have it at all.

By color

In different hybrids, the shade of foliage varies from light green to deep green. For example, Clairette grapes have dark-colored leaves. The Summer Muscat has the upper part of the leaf of the same color as the upper one. Pinot Noir turns burgundy in autumn.

How to recognize by a berry

In addition to the appearance of the leaf plate, the second thing you need to pay attention to when determining the varietal affiliation is the characteristics of the berries. It can be easier to determine a variety by berries than by a leaf.

What is special about fruits

Grape bunches differ in a number of ways:

• skin tone;
• grape size;
• bunch shape;
• fruit ripening.

All grape varieties are usually divided into lean, productive and high-yielding. The appearance of the bunch and the yield depends on weather conditions, nutrients in the soil and the region of cultivation. Clusters are small, medium and large in size. This characteristic depends both on the variety and on external factors (care for the bush). Large clusters grow up to 26 cm, medium - up to 18 cm and small - up to 10 cm.

Karaburnu, Preobrazhensky, Viking are distinguished by large clusters. Raisin, Elegant have a medium size bunch. Muscat Ottonel, Bianca are varieties with small clusters.

Features

There are several types of grapes that differ in skin color:

• pink;
• white;
• black;
• red.

The shape of the berries are oval, elongated, pointed and round.

The easiest way to find out which type of grape belongs to the taste of ripe fruits. But this method is only suitable for experienced growers. The thickness of the skin, the juiciness of the flesh, and the number of pits can also help determine the variety.

Despite the fact that each grape variety has many distinctive characteristics, only a professional grower can accurately determine the varietal affiliation. According to such characteristics as astringency of berries, aftertaste, juiciness, sourness, only a person who has been growing grapes for more than one year can accurately tell the variety.

With the help of bunches

The appearance of the bunch can be of several types:

• branchy;
• cylindrical;
• bladed;
• tapered.

When determining varietal affiliation, pay attention to the density of grapes. The bunch is loose, dense, very loose and medium density. It is worth noting that the size of the bunch also depends on external factors, such as climate and fertilization. But the size of the fruit in any case should not differ dramatically in size.

In the spring, the dissolution of the bush according to the type of flower

It is impossible to determine what species the vine belongs to by the type of flower. The only way to know by the dissolution of the inflorescence is when the flowering period of the bush began. Different hybrids bloom at different times. The plant can be early ripening, with an average fruit ripening period and late. But this characteristic is only an addition to the study of the appearance of the leaf plate and berries.

Other ways

It is possible to determine the varietal affiliation of grape bushes only by the appearance of the leaf plate, the shape and size of the bunch, berries and the flowering period of the plant. There are no other exact ways to determine. Especially for beginner gardeners who grow grapes for the first year.

It is possible to determine a variety by frost resistance, disease resistance, bush size only if there are already some assumptions about the variety. And these signs can only direct you to choose the right one.

Which of the signs is the most correct?

It is impossible to say unequivocally which of the features of the definition of a hybrid is correct. For some, it is easier to determine by the appearance of the leaf, and someone easily determines the variety by the characteristics of the berries.

It is worth noting that the best way to find out what kind of vine belongs to is to study all parts of the plant and the characteristics of growth. After all, many varieties have the same leaf structure, but a different color of berries or cluster density. And vice versa.

Last of all, pay attention to the ripening period, flowering period and frost resistance. Sometimes you can determine the variety by the region of cultivation. Some plants grow only in certain climates and do not take root in other regions.

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