AGROBIOLOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF TABLE GRAPES VARIETIES, GROWN IN THE TEMPERATE-CONTINENTAL CLIMATE FROM SOUTHWESTERN ROMANIA.

Ensuring a diverse range of grape varieties for fresh consumption, for as long as possible during a year, represents an equally important goal not only for producers but for traders as well. Our paper presents results regarding the evaluation of seven table grape varieties, six seeded varieties: 'Cardinal', 'Victoria', 'Muscat Hamburg', 'Alphonse Lavallée', 'Matilde', 'Black Magic' and one seedless variety, 'Attica', in specific pedo-climatic conditions from South-Western Romania. Observations, measurements and analyses were focused on: agrobiological, quantitative and qualitative characteristics (weight, length and width of bunch; berry weight, their length and width; grape yield, sugar content, titrable acidity, °Brix/acidity ratio). The assessment of vulnerability of table grape varieties at winter temperature conditions were also analysed. In the conditions of a low supply and high demand for table grapes at the end of July -middle of August in our country, the good productions and early harvesting of the 'Victoria', 'Black Magic' seeded varieties and 'Attica' seedless variety, represents a high market opportunity for Romanian table grape producers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]