Table 5.
The seasonal mean monomer/dimer and seed and skin tannin concentration and content in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012.
| Treatment | Monomer and dimer seed concentrations (mg/g seed) | Monomer and dimer seed contents (mg/berry) | Total seed tannin concentration (mg/g seed) | Total seed tannin content (mg/berry) | Monomer and dimer skin concentrations (mg/g skin) | Monomer and dimer skin contents (mg/berry) | Total skin tannin concentration (mg/g skin) | Total skin tannin content (mg/berry) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010/2011 | ||||||||
| Standard (control) | 5.89 | 0.33 | 44.61 a | 2.20 | 0.093 a | 6.67 a | 0.010 a | 0.668 a |
| Leaf removal west | 4.93 | 0.26 | 43.26 a | 2.02 | 0.065 b | 7.06 a | 0.006 b | 0.693 a |
| STD-UV-B | 4.88 | 0.27 | 39.96 ab | 1.96 | 0.039 c | 6.54 a | 0.003 c | 0.634 a |
| LRW-UV-B | 5.37 | 0.28 | 37.58 b | 1.75 | 0.065 b | 4.78 b | 0.006 b | 0.448 b |
| Significance | ns | ns | * | ns | *** | * | *** | * |
| 2011/2012 | ||||||||
| Standard (control) | 5.41 a | 0.30 a | 44.88 a | 2.40 | 0.090 ab | 5.591 | 0.010 a | 0.509 b |
| Leaf removal west | 0.34 c | 0.29 a | 42.22 a | 2.36 | 0.116 a | 6.372 | 0.010 a | 0.588 a |
| LR (-UV-B, 2xOp50) | 0.09 c | 0.01 b | 42.80 a | 2.31 | 0.086 b | 6.117 | 0.007 ab | 0.566 ab |
| LR(-UV-B, 2xUHI) | 2.94 b | 0.25 a | 25.88 b | 2.24 | 0.068 b | 6.237 | 0.005 b | 0.533 ab |
| Significance | *** | *** | *** | ns | * | ns | * | * |
Each value represents the mean of five replicates at eight sampling dates in 2010/2011 and five replicates at 10 sampling dates in 2011/2012. Means in columns followed by a different letter are significantly different within one season. Monomers: C, (+)-catechin; EC, (−)-epicatechin; ECG, (−)-epicatechin-3-O-gallate. Dimers: B1, Ec-(4β-8-)Cat; B2, Ec-(4β-8-Ec. Treatments: STD (shaded/control); LRW (leaf removal west); STD with decreased UV-B radiation (STD-UV-B); LRW with decreased UV-B radiation (LRW-UV-B); LR (-UV-B, -PAR) (leaf removal with decreased UV-B radiation and 2xOp50 UV sheets added on both sides of the bunch zone); LR (-UV-B, 2xUHI) (leaf removal with decreased UV-B radiation and 2xUHI UV sheets added on both sides of the bunch zone). Different letters indicate significant differences at p ≤ 0.05, 0.01, and 0.001, respectively; ns, not significant.