Ecological conditions of vineyards and the polymorphism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains as a prerequisite of terroir identification

N. A. Muliukina; V. M. Bayraktar; Toshirou Nagai; M. B. Buzovska; H. V. Liashenko; L. V. Herus; L. A. Janse; E. B. Melnyk; H. K. Popova

doi:10.15407/agrisp11.02.069

N. A. Muliukina National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3176-9827
V. M. Bayraktar I. I. Mechnikov Odesa National University, 2, Dvorianska Str, Odesa, 65082 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3233-406X
Toshirou Nagai NARO Genebank of Japan, the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Ibaraki 305-8602, Japan https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2829-1683
M. B. Buzovska National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1334-4171
H. V. Liashenko National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2069-8971
L. V. Herus National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8154-4795
L. A. Janse The National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 9, Omelianovycha-Pavlenka Str., Kyiv 01010 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2567-5907
E. B. Melnyk National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9272-4625
H. K. Popova National Scientific Center "V. Ye. Tairov Institute of Viticulture and Winemaking", the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine, 27, 40-richchia Peremohy Str., Tairovo, Odesa, 65496 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2714-5264

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/agrisp11.02.069

Keywords: terroir, ecological conditions, Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains, sequencing, phylogenetic analysis

Abstract

Aim. The aim of the study was to assess whether the ecological conditions for vineyards and the phylogenetic analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae wine yeast strains isolated from several locations in the Odesa and Mykolayiv regions could be used for terroir identification. Methods. The study employed microbiological, analytical, expedition, cartographic, and comparative assessment methods. Phylogenetic analysis was conducted using the MEGA software program, and VIN-CAD-UKR software was used for the vineyard cadastre and the ampelecological characteristics data management. Results. The study highlighted differences in the ecological conditions of vineyards in the Odesa and Mykolayiv regions and within the Tairovo and Izmail territorial communities in the Odesa region, focusing on soil and microclimatic characteristics. Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains isolated in 2012 and 2013, years with varying weather conditions in temperature and precipitation, were primarily clustered by the year of isolation. Two notable exceptions included a strain isolated from the Isabela variety belonging to a hybrid group (direct producer, contrary to other varieties, which mainly represent Vitis vinifera or its hybrids with Vitis riparia, Vitis amurensis, Vitis berlandieri) and a strain isolated from the Odesa Black variety inoculated at the beginning of fermentation with a commercial strain of wine yeast. The 2013 isolates, collected under conditions of higher precipitation and lower temperature in the first half of the growing season, showed a more differentiated clustering pattern, with two strains isolated from the Sukholymansky White variety forming a distinct cluster, while the rest grouped together, irrespective of the region, formed of isolation. Conclusions. Phylogenetic analysis of 64 strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolated from 36 technical grape varieties based on the ITS1_5.8S_ITS2 nucleotide sequence demonstrated that the year of isolation (reflecting agroclimatic factors) was the primary influence on sample clustering. These factors, as components of the ecological conditions of terroir, form the foundation for terroir identification.

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