INFLUENCE OF WATER SCARCITY ON MACRONUTRIENTS CONTENTS IN YOUNG LEAVES OF WINE GRAPE CULTIVARS INFLUÊNCIA DA ESCASSEZ DE ÁGUA NA CONCENTRAÇÃO DE MACRONUTRIENTES EM FOLHAS JOVENS DE CULTIVARES DE UVA PARA VINHO

This study aimed to determine the variability of plant nutrition content in two-year old local and well-known wine grape cultivars under different water constraint scenarios. Own rooted and potted eight grapevine cultivars (cv. ‘Adakarası’, ‘Papazkarası’, ‘Karasakız’, ‘Karalahana’, ‘Yapıncak’, ‘Vasilaki’, ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ and ‘Sauvignon Blanc’) were subjected to five irrigation treatments (100% daily irrigation of available water capacity (AWC), 75% irrigation of AWC, 50% irrigation of AWC, 25% irrigation of AWC, and no irrigation for 0% treatment) for two consecutive years during vegetative growth (May – late September). An increase in nitrogen, potassium and magnesium contents in leaf tissues with decreasing water amount was observed. Similar effect was found for phosphorus and calcium contents. The sulfur concentration in leaf tissues remained almost unchanged. In addition, the variability of genetic potential influenced the nutrient intake of the studied cultivars. The ability of grapevine cultivars to cope with the water deficit of the cultivars should definitely be assessed in adaptation strategies developed to make viticulture sustainable under the effects of the climate crisis.


INTRODUCTION
The importance of biodiversity and local cultivars have been repeatedly emphasized by many researchers (Ergül et al., 2011;Balda et al., 2014;Yılmaz et al., 2020). The reason for the increasing trend towards local cultivars is that although it has been a natural phenomenon throughout history, climate change is happening faster than ever before and a greater human impact on this alteration exists. To ensure the sustainability of viticulture in the Mediterranean climate, it is necessary to benefit from the adaptability and genetic diversity of local cultivars (Bernardo et al., 2018). The vast majority of vineyards in the world are located in areas with Mediterranean climate characteristics where the current winemaking regions risk losing their viticultural sustainability in future scenarios (Fraga et al., 2016;Santos et al., 2020). These risks are largely due to severe dryness, heat waves, severe soil water deficit (Tóth and Végvári, 2016) and unwanted precipitation during vegetation (Candar et al., 2019a). Although these patterns are becoming a major challenge for agriculture (Korres et al., 2016), also climate crisis comes with possibilities as well as risks. Warmer climates may not have positive impacts on traditional wine regions, but northern regions, where growing grapes could not be done before, may have opportunities for viticultural suitability. On the other hand, complex relations between soil, grapevine functions, physiological responses and berry quality strongly interact with soil water content (Oertel et al., 2016;Paustian et al., 2016). Soil water content and soil water holding capacity may take an important role in mineralization rate besides soil temperature, organic matter content, and pore size. However, soil moisture and nutrient availability are, undoubtedly, two major edaphic factors determining crop yield and quality interactively. Although topics such as fertilization, nutrient availability, availability and usefulness of different fertilizers on grapevine yield and quality were extensively investigated, their effects on vine physiology and productivity have been less studied (Brataševec et al., 2013;Martínez et al., 2016;Zamudio et al., 2021). Changes in nutrient utilization reveal a potential for related changes in vine productivity and berry quality. These potential yield and quality levels are determined by climate, environmental CO 2 and cultivar characteristics. Yield and quality are also often limited by root zone resources, such as nutrients and water, and are further reduced by pests and diseases. Understanding the relationships among vine, water and nutritional resources to struggle with climate change under such extreme conditions and increase adaptation opportunities is now an even more important challenge for fruit production (Carvalho et al., 2019;Villette et al., 2020). The aim of this research was to understand how to improve the existing knowledge on plant macro mineral nutrition and soil fertility management under different water constraint practices of wine grape cultivars grown in Turkey Thrace Region.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The experiment was conducted from 2019 to 2020 on potted, own-rooted wine grapes in an open field in Tekirdağ Viticulture Research Institute (TVRI), Turkey. The autochthonous cultivars of region 'Adakarası', 'Papazkarası', 'Karasakız', 'Karalahana', 'Yapıncak', 'Vasilaki', and reference cultivars in the world, 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and 'Sauvignon Blanc', were used. Because of their different behavior patterns in the face of water deficiency, they were subjected to five irrigation treatments: 100% daily irrigation of available water capacity (AWC), 75% irrigation of AWC, 50% irrigation of AWC, 25% irrigation of AWC, and no irrigation for 0% treatment. The experimental setup was established with a total of 960 vines, consisting of three replications and eight vines for each replication and five treatments, according to the randomized blocks trial pattern. The plant material of the wine cultivars was pruned from the TVRI vineyards, cuttings with 7-8 buds were taken from healthy vines that previously tested for important viruses and known as virus-free. Cuttings were rooted in peat:perlite (1:1) mixture by applying 4000 ppm of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) with the fast dipping method, and keeping them under 24-26 °C, 70% humidity at 8 h light and 16 h dark short-day conditions for about four weeks. Rooted and shooted cultivars were transplanted to 14 litres pots with agricultural perlite (Kale Perlit Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey). The cuttings were half planted in perlite and half outside. In the period when adventitious root development started, 2-3 shoots were cut from the top and thus the new 2-3 shoots, consisted of 1-2 buds remaining, were developed more strongly. When the clusters became visible, EL 15-17 (Lorenz et al., 1995), all of them were detached and removed, also excess shoots were removed and 2-3 shoots were left in each vine. When the shoots reached approximately 170-175 cm (EL 29-31), the shoot top was taken and the same shoot length was preserved until the end of the experiment with lateral leaves. A computer-controlled irrigation and fertilization system was used for plant nutrition (Teori Yazılım Ltd., Istanbul, Turkey). Disease, pest and weed control have been maintained as in local standards in both years. Considering the growing state of the plants and the climatic characteristics of the year, minimal manipulations were made in nutrient solutions during the vegetation periods.In both years, four different plant nutrition solutions were applied according to modifications of Hoagland and Arnon (1950). The modifications made in the solution were decided according to the plant development status, phenological period and research purposes. Table I shows the application date ranges of modified solutions. The nutrient solutions were analyzed three times during the vegetation periods in both years to control the amount of plant nutrients expected to be provided (Table II).  Hoagland and Arnon, (1950); **Missing analysis results were not given as they seemed contradictory.
When all plants reached a homogeneous shoot length, the daily irrigation scheme per pot was reduced to decided percentages to create water stress (Table III). With the planting of cuttings in pots in an open field, the irrigation amount calculated as four litres for a day according to Ilahi and Ahmad (2017) was arranged to the amounts shown in Table III by observing reference evapotranspiration (ETo), water amount in overflow plate under pots and physical condition of the plants. The maximum irrigation amount (eight liters, 100% AWC) was decided according to the growth power and phenological period. The daily irrigation amounts were applied to the plants by using drippers that irrigate at four litres per hour and the irrigation times were calculated on the main computer. The total daily irrigation amount for each date range was divided into five equal doses each day by adjusting irrigation minutes, and applied at: 10:00 am; 02:00 pm; 06:00 pm; 9:00 pm; 12:00 pm. With the start of irrigation constraint, the pots were tied with plastic bags so that the vine shoots were exposed, and the growing media in pots were prevented from unwanted precipitation, although there was no rainfall during water constraints in both years. In both years, when all plants reached a shoot length of 170-175 cm, the amount of water given as eight litres per day in 100% irrigation was reduced by 75%, 50%, 25% and 0%. Reduced irrigation treatments were continued until the end of two vegetation periods (Table IV). The data of 0% treatment were not shared in this study, as the leaves fall on all plants.

Climate Data
Descriptive meso-climatic weather data such as temperature, relative humidity, light intensity, wind speed and total precipitation at two meters high from the ground were monitored for two consecutive years with a weather station installed within the experimental area.

Analysis of macronutrients in the leaf
Leaf sampling was made from whole leaves (blade+petiol) because it was not possible to obtain enough sample using only petioles from young plants. In addition, Cancela et al. (2018) reported that leaf blades would be preferable to petioles for macronutrient detection. After the development of the vine shoots, five, six and seven fully developed mature leaves (Dami and Smith, 2019) were used backwards from the tip of the main shoot in late August and early September. Leaf samples taken from the plants were brought to the laboratory, first passed in tap water, then in 0.1 N HCl solution to remove the superficial contamination and finally washed through distilled water, then dried the air in the shade and at 70 °C in a laboratory oven until the weight loss ends. The dried samples were grinded and prepared for analysis (Benito et al., 2013). Total nitrogen (N) was obtained by Kjeldahl distillation method, phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sulfur (S) elements in the leaf samples were detected in ICP-OES (Inductively Coupled Plasma) equipment in Namık Kemal University Central Research Laboratory.

Statistical Analysis
The obtained data were subjected to variance analysis using the SPSS 16.0 software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, USA) and the differences between means were compared through the Duncan's test.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
In the first year of the study, the highest air temperature in AWC treatments period varied between 29.04 °C and 34.52 °C, and the average temperature during this period was calculated as 30.72 °C. Air relative humidity varied between 30.62% and 42.61%, and the average was 39.05%. The highest light intensity was measured as 1727.13 µmol/m 2 /s and the lowest was 653.56 µmol/m 2 /s and its average was calculated as 1433.80 µmol/m 2 /s. Wind speed varied between 1.53 m/s and 7.36 m/s in the experiment field. In 2020, the average temperature was calculated as 24.23 °C and the average relative humidity as 68.23%. In this period, the average light intensity was 1360.35 µmol/m 2 /s, and the average wind speed was calculated as 2.51/m 2 /s. Comparison of AWC treatment periods of the two years revealed that the warmer and clearer days of 2019 were higher and the lighting intensity was also higher. Average relative humidity was lower in 2019 ( Figure 1). In both years, the highest total N (%) values were detected in 25% AWC treatment in terms of the main effects of treatments. While other treatments belonged to the same group, the amount of nitrogen in the leaf tended to decrease with the increasing amount of water. 'Cabernet Sauvignon' was the exception of this phenomenon, in which total N content did not decrease with increasing AWC. When the two-year means were examined in terms of cultivar, the highest leaf total N contents were found in 'Sauvignon Blanc', 'Karalahana' and 'Cabernet Sauvignon' cultivars, and the lowest total N contents in 'Adakarası' cultivar (Table V). *Values marked with different letters in the same column and row were statistically significant at p<0.05 level according to the Duncan's test. Results expressed as mean ± standard error. CME: Cultivar main effect, TME: Treatment main effect, YME: Year main effect. Main effects were grouped as averages of two years, and interactions were grouped within the year to which they belong.
Although there are many reference values for the macronutrients of the petiole and the leaf blade at different phenological stages (Christiansen, 2005;Brunetto et al., 2015;Leibar et al., 2017;Schreiner and Scagel, 2017;Domagała-Swiątkiewicz et al., 2019), it was not possible to compare with the reference values because this study was carried out during one-two years in young vines growing in a hydroponic system.
In addition to the opinions stating that the increased total N amount reduces the resistance to drought in plants (Wilkinson et al., 2007), some studies suggest that N increases drought resistance by regulating the root water intake mechanisms of the plant (Ding et al., 2018). In this study, results supporting both views were determined. Helwi et al. (2015) also reported that total N content in the leaf blade of 'Sauvignon Blanc' cultivar is higher than 'Cabernet Sauvignon'.
On the other hand, it was determined that the relationship between N content, photosynthetic capacity and vegetative growth was affected by the cultivar. Especially the low total N content and weak vegetative growth of 'Yapıncak' and 'Vasilaki' cultivars were remarkable while 'Adakarası'cultivar had a very strong growth force, although with a low total N content.
The effect of cultivars and treatments on the amount P (%) in the leaf is shown in Table VI. Regarding the effect of irrigation amount on P content in the leaf, the results showed that 100% AWC treatment causes higher P % content both in years and in terms of the main effect of the year, P amount in leaves tends to decrease with decreasing irrigation practices, and this trend was statistically significant. This trend applies to all cultivars in both years.
The highest leaf phosphorus content in both years and the mean of years was found in 'Adakarası' cultivar. The lowest leaf phosphorus content was observed in 'Papazkarası' cultivar. *Values marked with different letters in the same column and row were statistically significant at p<0.05 level according to the Duncan's test. Results expressed as mean ± standard error. CME: Cultivar main effect, TME: Treatment main effect, YME: Year main effect. Main effects were grouped as averages of two years, and interactions were grouped within the year to which they belong.
P is an important macronutrient that constitutes approximately 0.2% of the total plant biomass. It is the building block of important macromolecules such as nucleic acids, phospholipids, adenosine triphosphate (ATP). It also takes part in many biochemical reactions and metabolic cycles (Kuwahara et al., 2016). Like total N, P deficiency is often associated with the restriction of plant growth. A better understanding of N and P cycles is important to understanding the responses to drought stress in terms of soil-plant relationships (He and Dijkstra, 2014). 100% AWC irrigation caused higher P content in terms of both years and the year main effect, P amount in leaves tends to exhibit a statistically significant decrease with decreasing irrigation practices. This trend applies to all cultivars in both years. This result is consistent with the view that drought causes a decrease in P uptake and CO 2 assimilation (He and Dijkstra, 2014). On the other hand, while the 'Adakarası' and 'Cabernet Sauvignon' cultivars stand out from the other studied cultivars by their high and statistically significant P contents in terms of the cultivar main effect, it can be thought that this phenomenon is related to the high amounts of photosynthesis (A) of these cultivars. 'Karalahana' cultivar, on the other hand, exhibits different responses with relatively low amounts of seasonal photosynthesis despite its relatively high P content.
Many different studies reported that the decrease in soil moisture content causes a decrease in N and P uptake in plants ( Ahmad Waraich et al., 2011;Sardans and Peñuelas, 2012). According to the available data, this information is valid in terms of P contents, while N contents indicate different results. This situation may be due to: the fact that vine is a perennial plant; cultivar genotype differences; differences in drought stress manipulation; duration and severity of drought; experimental differences such plant age, climatic conditions etc. However, Rouphael et al. (2012) reported that the drought affected N and P uptake, its distribution and use within the plant, and this suppresses the plant through growth, development and physiological processes. In vine, the relationships between drought, stress, nutrients and cultivars can be evaluated as more complex.
K value was found highest in 'Sauvignon Blanc' for 2019 and in 'Cabernet Sauvignon' for 2020. Means of two years also represent the highest K content for 'Cabernet Sauvignon' while the 'Adakarası' and 'Yapıncak' cultivars had the lowest. Treatment main effect values indicate that the K content decreased significantly with increasing water amount. This was valid for all cultivars except 25% and 50% AWC for 'Vasilaki' and 'Sauvignon Blanc' cultivars during the 2020 vegetation period (Table  VII). *Values marked with different letters in the same column and row were statistically significant at p<0.05 level according to the Duncan's test. Results expressed as mean ± standard error. CME: Cultivar main effect, TME: Treatment main effect, YME: Year main effect. Main effects were grouped as averages of two years, and interactions were grouped within the year to which they belong.
K is one of the most important indicators of berry quality in grape (Davies et al., 2006;Edwards et al., 2011;Romero et al., 2012). Besides, it plays a role in the transport of photosynthesis products by increasing sucrose transport capacity in the phloem, in the distribution of carbohydrates to shoots and roots and cell growth (Cakmak et al., 1994). The effect of soil pH on the berry quality is also related to the K content (Kodur et al., 2013). Excessive potassium intake causes high juice pH, loss of colour and quality in wine, especially in warm climates (Martins et al., 2012). Consequently, K is an important resource for the production of photosynthetic products in all plants. It can be expected that K deficiency, produced carbohydrates and the dry matter will limit plant growth by negatively affecting the development of organs such as leaves and roots; on the other hand, increasing K is effective in improving and maintaining photosynthetic electron transfer by decreasing NAD(P)H activity (Cakmak et al., 1994;Cakmak, 2010), stoma and leaf movements, homeostasis of cells, enzyme activations, and protein synthesis (Villette et al., 2020).
Although studies are reporting that K uptake, distribution and accumulation in different vine organs increase with rising water amount and soil water availability (Dundon et al., 1984;Esteban et al., 2001;Klein et al., 2000;Candar et al., 2019b), under dry conditions, such as those created in this study, increases in K content as a stress-management strategy against decreasing amount of water were detected (Cakmak, 2005;Trifilò et al., 2011). The results suggest that the decrease in water in the total plant biomass with the decreasing amount of water makes some nutrients including K more concentrated and cause them to increase proportionally. On the other hand, it should be highlighted that the genetic predisposition of different cultivars within the same species also affects their K content.
The results of Ca analysis in leaf samples indicated that, in terms of cultivar main effect, stronger growing cultivars, such as 'Adakarası', 'Karalahana', 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and 'Sauvignon Blanc', had higher Ca content in both years and mean of years. In terms of the treatment main effect, the higher contents in 100% AWC than 25% AWC are in accordance with the literature, but fluctuations in 50% and 75% applications were remarkable (Table VIII). *Values marked with different letters in the same column and row were statistically significant at p<0.05 level according to the Duncan's test. Results expressed as mean ± standard error. CME: Cultivar main effect, TME: Treatment main effect, YME: Year main effect. Main effects were grouped as averages of two years, and interactions were grouped within the year to which they belong.
Ca is a vital macro element for plants, and it works both as a structural component of the cell wall and cell membranes and as a channel that enables communication between cells. Ca deficiency in plant tissues and organs is generally not caused by the deficiency in the soil (White and Broadley, 2003). Direct and indirect effects, such as high temperature, relative humidity, an insufficient amount of water available in the root zone, weak root growth, salinity, pH, low stomatal conductivity and transpiration amounts, rapid plant growth and development, affect Ca uptake and its distribution to plant tissues (Altintas and Candar, 2012). Therefore, deficiency symptoms are mostly found in developing tissues such as young leaves and fruits (Thor, 2019), which can be ascribed to the fact that Ca is a divalent ion and cannot be carried in phloem tissue easily. Ca structurally interacts with carboxyl groups, pectin and phospholipids, providing flexibility and stiffness to the cell membrane and stabilizes it. Low Ca content weakens the cell wall and prevents the growth of rapidly developing organs such as pollen tube or capillary roots (Bascom et al., 2018). Beyond these structural roles, managing and directing responses to biotic and abiotic stress is another important function of Ca (Thor, 2019). In terms of the cultivar main effects, it was observed that stronger cultivars, such as 'Adakarası', 'Karalahana', 'Cabernet Sauvignon' and 'Sauvignon Blanc', had higher Ca content in both years and in the mean of years. This situation can be ascribed to the faster development of xylem tissues depending on the growth force of the cultivars and the easier transportation of Ca from transport tissues compared to weakly growing cultivars. It was also found that the relatively high stomatal conductivity and generally high water use efficiency of these cultivars facilitate Ca transport. It was determined that Ca, which has a low transport rate in plant tissues, accumulated more in the second trial year.
In terms of treatment main effect, the results revealed that the Mg content decreases significantly with increasing irrigation amount. Regarding the cultivar main effect, although the small differences found, 'Sauvignon Blanc' cultivar and 'Yapıncak' cultivar had the highest and the lowest Mg content, respectively (Table IX).

Table IX
Effect of cultivars and treatments on the total Mg% Mg is an important macronutrient element and has functions in many physiological processes. As chlorophyll is the central atom, it is active in photosynthesis processes and directs a series of enzymatic reactions (Zlámalová et al., 2015). Mg deficiency decreases the total chlorophyll content in the leaves. This decrease is caused by the decrease in chlorophyll a and the proportional increase of chlorophyll b. Mg-induced chlorosis occurs either directly from the Mg deficiency in the soil or due to the antagonistic effects of Ca and K (Garcia et al., 1999;Ksouri et al., 2005). Due to its role in chlorophyll activity, the need for Mg is also high in plants grown under high light conditions, and sufficient Mg level improves the transport of photosynthetic carbohydrates to consumption organs such as roots and fruits (Cakmak and Yazici, 2010). It has been determined that only 5% of the Mg amount in the total canopy of the grapevine comes from perennial storage organs (Schreiner et al., 2006). The need for Mg during the rapid growth period also accelerates the uptake and transport of this nutrient. Regarding the treatment main effect, the Mg content decreases significantly with increasing irrigation amount, which can be assigned to the distribution of Mg to newly developing and rapidly increasing vegetative organs with increasing irrigation practices, that is lower than its uptake or transport. Concerning the cultivar main effect, although the small differences observed, the 'Sauvignon Blanc' cultivar and the 'Yapıncak' cultivar had the highest and the lowest Mg contents, respectively. As in all nutrition elements, genotypic differences for Mg are known to affect uptake and use (Livigni et al., 2019). In addition, increasing light intensity increases the need for Mg in tissues (Cakmak and Yazici, 2010). This fact may explain the increasing amount of photosynthesis and water use efficiency of 'Sauvignon Blanc' cultivar with increasing light intensity.
Although the significant effect of cultivars and treatments on S content, the observed differences occurred at a very small range in terms of treatment main effect and did not change directly with the AWC quantities. Therefore, the changes caused by the treatments cannot be explained by the available data based on this experimental procedure. However, if year and cultivar interactions are analyzed within themselves, the S content generally tended to decrease with the increasing amount of water in 2019 vegetation period, while S content tended to increase with the increasing amount of water in 2020 vegetation, except for the 'Yapıncak' cultivar in 2020. On the other hand, in terms of the cultivar main effect, 'Cabernet Sauvignon', 'Sauvignon Blanc', 'Karalahana' and 'Papazkarası' cultivars had slightly higher content, and the other cultivars formed a second statistical group (Table X). *Values marked with different letters in the same column and row were statistically significant at p<0.05 level according to the Duncan's test. Results expressed as mean ± standard error. CME: Cultivar main effect, TME: Treatment main effect, YME: Year main effect. Main effects were grouped as averages of two years, and interactions were grouped within the year to which they belong.
S is one of the macronutrients that are cyclical in nature and important for plant functions. It is found in proteins and chlorophyll and plays an important role in energy metabolism. The symptoms of its deficiency may resemble N deficiency. It can be taken from the soil in the form of sulfate (SO4-2) through the roots and from the atmosphere in form of sulfur dioxide (SO2) through stomata (Inal et al., 2003). It plays an important role in the defence mechanisms of plants against stress and pests due to its functions in enzyme activity. Metabolites like sulfur glutathione act against oxidative stress and heavy metal toxicity. Some volatile compounds rich in sulfur may also provide resistance against pathogens and herbivores (Zhao et al., 2008). As previously stated, the available data for S is not sufficient to make a consistent discussion. 'Cabernet Sauvignon', 'Sauvignon Blanc', 'Karalahana' and 'Papazkarası' cultivars have relatively higher leaf S content.

CONCLUSIONS
All of the changes in the nutrient content in the leaves may be due to the effect of arid conditions, and in some cases also due to their genetic characteristics. Some nutrients can be determined in high amounts due to the increase in the dry matter content of the leaves in the plants when they have more water in the root zone.
Differences in leaf contents of all cultivars were found statistically significant in terms of cultivar main effect. It was observed that all nutrients, except total N and S, were significantly affected by the year. Macronutrients, except K and Mg, reached higher values in the second year of the experiment. This situation possibly resulted from the increasing root amount of the plants in the second year and the plant nutrients that started to accumulate in the increasing perennial parts.
The predictable effects of the climate crisis suggest that the temperature rise and imbalances in the atmospheric water budget will affect water and nutrition flow as well as the usefulness and availability of soil water in terms of vine. Therefore, it is thought that the differences displayed by cultivars in terms of uptake, transportation, use and storage of macro and micro plant nutrients are important and should be examined in detail through different trial designs.