Wine is an ancient beverage and has been prized throughout time for its unique and
pleasing flavor. Wine flavor arises from a mixture of hundreds of chemical components …

Carotenoids are plant pigments that function as antioxidants, hormone precursors,
colourants and essential components of the photosynthetic apparatus. Carotenoids …

Background Water deficit has significant effects on grape berry composition resulting in
improved wine quality by the enhancement of color, flavors, or aromas. While some …

This review deals with grapevine responses to water stress by examining perturbations to
physiological and molecular processes at the root, shoot, leaf and berry levels. Long …

The influence of site on grape and wine composition was investigated for Vitis vinifera L. cv.
Agiorgitiko in the Nemea appellation area in southern Greece. Three nonirrigated plots were …

In recent years there has been much interest in the role that products of carotenoid
breakdown—the norisoprenoids—may play in wine aroma. The basis for this interest is that …

This review deals with grapevine abscisic-acid (ABA) mediated responses to abiotic stress
by addressing stress consequences mainly on berry quality. Accumulation of secondary …

Stilbenes are small molecular weight (∼ 200-300 g/mol), naturally occurring compounds
and are found in a wide range of plant sources, aromatherapy products, and dietary …

The effects of cow manure vermicompost on plant growth, metabolite contents, and
antioxidant activities of Chinese cabbage were investigated in pot cultures. Five treatments …

In recent decades, mean global temperatures have increased in parallel with a sharp rise in
atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, with apparent implications for precipitation …