Abstract
Kaolin clay particle films offer multiple uses for managing pests and abiotic stress in horticultural cropping systems. Kaolin clay can specifically benefit wine grape production, but this potential is underexplored in the United States. This study addresses two issues for wine grape producers in the Columbia Basin: western grape leafhopper ( Erythroneura elegantula Osborn) populations and fruit sunburn damage. Two experiments were established in vineyards near Milton-Freewater, OR, USA: one in an organic Cabernet Sauvignon block with established leafhopper populations and another in blocks of Mourvèdre, Syrah, and Tempranillo. In the first experiment, kaolin was applied to whole canopies of Cabernet Sauvignon vines, and leafhopper populations were monitored weekly. Kaolin application reduced the peak abundance of second-generation leafhopper nymphs by 54% to 80%, although abundances were relatively low compared with other reports. Kaolin application did not influence Cabernet Sauvignon fruit quality. In the second experiment, west side basal leaves were removed and kaolin was applied to clusters before forecasted multiday extreme heat events (>100 °F). Clusters were rated for sunburn damage (i.e., berry shrivel, browning, and necrosis) following the heat events. The efficacy of kaolin varied by cultivar and year but generally reduced sunburn damage and improved the concentration of berry anthocyanins. While kaolin application did not eliminate sunburn damage, it proved an effective tool to reduce loss of usable fruit and improve quality of fruit exposed to both high temperature and light conditions. These experiments validate two important kaolin applications in vineyards under the warm climate conditions of the Columbia Basin region. As insect pest pressures and the frequency of extreme heat events increase, this technology is a critical tool for adapting perennial crops like grapes to a changing climate.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Kaolin reduced peak second generation leafhopper nymph abundance by 54% to 80%.
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- Grapet0
- Treatment
- Kaolin applicatione0
- Interactor
- leafhoppere0pest
- Outcome
- peak abundance of second-generation leafhopper nymphse0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Value
- 54% to 80%e0
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e0“Kaolin application reduced the peak abundance of second-generation leafhopper nymphs by 54% to 80%”
t0“Grape”
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Kaolin did not influence Cabernet Sauvignon fruit quality.
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- Cabernet Sauvignone0
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- Kaolin applicatione0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- did not influencee0
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e0“Kaolin application did not influence Cabernet Sauvignon fruit quality.”
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Kaolin generally reduced sunburn damage, with efficacy varying by cultivar and year.
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- Grapet0
- Treatment
- kaoline0
- Outcome
- sunburn damagee0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- varied by cultivar and yeare0
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e0“The efficacy of kaolin varied by cultivar and year but generally reduced sunburn damage”
t0“Grape”
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Kaolin improved berry anthocyanin concentration.
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e0“improved the concentration of berry anthocyanins”
t0“Grape”
e1“The efficacy of kaolin varied by cultivar and year but generally reduced sunburn damage and improved the concentration of berry anthocyanins.”
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Kaolin reduced loss of usable fruit.
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e0“effective tool to reduce loss of usable fruit”
e1“While kaolin application did not eliminate sunburn damage, it proved an effective tool to reduce loss of usable fruit”
t0“Grape”
Claim · model-written summary
Kaolin did not eliminate sunburn damage.
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Verbatim
e0“kaolin application did not eliminate sunburn damage”
t0“Grape”
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