Table 3.

Fruit and seed characteristics of Cabernet Sauvignon berries sampled before harvest from healthy clusters and clusters with symptoms of berry shrivel (BS)

	Berry weight (g)	Solute concentration (°Brix)	Solute content (mg berry−1)	Seeds per berry	Seed weight (mg)	Floating seeds (%)	Seed germination (%)
Healthy	1.12±0.038 a	25.2±0.39 a	284±11.8 a	1.4±0.05 a	37±0.9 a	2.6±0.64 a	30±3.7 a
BS	0.65±0.050 b	13.5±0.85 b	90±10.7 b	1.4±0.05 a	36±0.6 a	2.0±0.70 a	26±5.7 a

Data are means ±SE. Fruit characteristics (n=28–32 berries); seed weight and floating seeds (n=210–240 seeds); seed germination (n=350–400 seeds). Means followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at P <0.05.