Growing of Vine in the Dry Areas of Romania

At the Research Station Murfatlar was developed a research project that aims to increase overall competitiveness of vine holdings located in arid areas of Romania by adapting vine growing technology to better utilization of water resources with the preservation of quality of the wines. The experimental plots were placed in two plantations located in the center of Murfatlar vineyard, on two vine varieties Riesling Italian and Cabernet Sauvignon. Both plots are provided with drip irrigation system.Was studied the influence of the irrigation and of the in green works – partial removing of the clusters – on the main physiological processes (stomatal conductance, chlorophyll content in the leaves, maximum daily photosynthesis) and on the quality of grapes.Increasing of dryness phenomenon in the areas of South and South-Eastern Romania impose to adapt technology for grape growing in order to better utilization of natural water resources and their replacement by modern methods of irrigation.