The trial was carried out in 2003 in a vineyard of 'Tieta'. The objective was to evaluat the effects of plant growth regulator application on the cluster characteristics. The growth regulator used was the Stimulate witch consists in a mix of 0.09g L-1 of kinetin (cytokinin), 0.05g L-1 gibberellic acid (gibberellin) e 0.05mg L-1 of indolbutiric acid (auxin). The treatments consisted of the cluster dipping, fifteen days after bloom, in an aqueous solution containing 0.5% of the surfactant Natura'l Óleo, added five dosis of Stimulate®: 0, 28, 56, 84 e 112ml L-1. The width, length and mass of clusters, berries and rachis, and pedicel diameter were evaluated. The experimental design used was completely randomized blocks. The results showed that the mass of the cluster occurred by the increased of the number of berries per cluster and the mass of the rachis. The Stimulate® associated to the Natura'l Oil produced brown spots on the skins of berries undervaluating its quality, decreased its size and delaied the harvest.
Vitis; grapevine; plant growth regulators
