Determination of the best harvest time of Cabernet Gernischet grape in Zhangye of Hexi Corridor
[Objective]The study aimed to determine the best harvest period of Cabernet Gernischet grapes in Zhangye region of Hexi Corridor in Gansu.[Method]The Cabernet Gernischet grapes in Zhangye production area of Hexi Corridor were used as materials,and six different harvesting periods were set up,fol-lowed by determining the soluble sugar,soluble solids,titratable acid,total phenols,tannins,sugar compo-nents and organic Acid components and other indicators,and then determined the optimal harvesting period of Cabernet Gernischet grapes in Zhangye production area by using the principal component analysis.[Result]With the delay of harvesting time,both the soluble solids and soluble sugar of Cabernet Gernischet grape fruit showed an up-forward trend,which reached the maximum at 106 DAF and were 24.53%and 24.03%,respectively;titratable acid,tartaric acid and malic acid content showed a down-forward trend.The contents of the three all reached the minimum values at 106 DAF,which were 0.63 mg/g,2.55 mg/g,and 2.15 mg/g,respectively.The total phenolic and tannin contents reached the maximum at 103 ADF,which were 23.13 mg/g and 6.45 mg/g,respectively,and then gradually decreased.Through principal com-ponent analysis of 16 indicators,it was concluded that the comprehensive quality of Cabernet Gernischet grapes harvested at 100 DAF,103 DAF and 106 DAF ranked in the top three.[Conclusion]The optimal harvest period of Cabernet Gernischet grape was from 100 DAF to 106 DAF,and the fruits harvested at 103 DAF was the best in the comprehensive quality.