horticulturae Article Investigating Evolution and Balance of Grape Sugars and Organic Acids in Some New Pathogen-Resistant White Grapevine Varieties Tommaso Frioni * , Cecilia Squeri, Filippo Del Zozzo , Paolo Guadagna, Matteo Gatti , Alberto Vercesi and Stefano Poni Department of Sustainable Crops Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 29122 Piacenza, Italy;
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[email protected]; Tel.: +39-05-2359-9384 Abstract: Breeding technologies exploiting marker-assisted selection have accelerated the selection of new cross-bred pathogen-resistant grapevine varieties. Several genotypes have been patented and admitted to cultivation; however, while their tolerance to fungal diseases has been the object of several in vitro and field studies, their productive and fruit composition traits during ripening are still poorly explored, especially in warm sites. In this study, five white pathogen-resistant varieties (PRV) listed as UD 80–100, Soreli, UD 30–080, Sauvignon Rytos, Sauvignon Kretos were tested over two consecutive seasons in a site with a seasonal heat accumulation of about 2000 growing degree days Citation: Frioni, T.; Squeri, C.; Del (GDDs), and their performances were compared to two Vitis vinifera L. traditional varieties, Ortrugo Zozzo, F.; Guadagna, P.; Gatti, M.; and Sauvignon Blanc. Berries were weekly sampled from pre-veraison until harvest to determine Vercesi, A.; Poni, S. Investigating total soluble solids (TSS) and titratable acidity (TA) dynamics. All tested PRV exhibited an earlier Evolution and Balance of Grape onset of veraison and a faster sugar accumulation, as compared to Ortrugo and Sauvignon Blanc, Sugars and Organic Acids in Some especially in 2019.