Early-maturing Cultivation of Xiahei Grapes

Three-year-old Xiahei grape plants were used to study the effect of the early-maturing cultivation facility at Sanming city on the phenology, quality and yield of the grapes, during 2012 and 2013.The cultivation shortened the fruit maturity time by more than 17 days which provided the grapes for early marketing with an increased profit margin.Meanwhile, the total sugar, acidity and vitamin C contents of the fruits were not found significantly different from those of the conventionally cultivated grapes.