A new method for assessment of bunch compactness using automated image analysis

[Background and Aims] Bunch compactness is a key feature determining grape and wine composition because tight bunches show a less homogeneous ripening, and are prone to greater fungal disease incidence. The Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin descriptor, the most recent method for the assessment of bunch compactness, requires visual inspection and trained evaluators, and provides subjective and qualitative values. The aim of this work was to develop a methodology based on image analysis to determine bunch compactness in a non-invasive, objective and quantitative way.

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Main Authors: Cubero, Sergio, Diago, Maria P., Blasco, José, Tardáguila, Javier, Prats-Montalbán, J. M., Ibáñez Marcos, Javier, Tello, Javier, Aleixos, Nuria
Other Authors: CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA)
Format: artículo biblioteca
Published: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2015-02
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/144424
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100007652
http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100003329
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Summary:[Background and Aims] Bunch compactness is a key feature determining grape and wine composition because tight bunches show a less homogeneous ripening, and are prone to greater fungal disease incidence. The Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin descriptor, the most recent method for the assessment of bunch compactness, requires visual inspection and trained evaluators, and provides subjective and qualitative values. The aim of this work was to develop a methodology based on image analysis to determine bunch compactness in a non-invasive, objective and quantitative way.