02427naa a2200313 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501250007626000090020150001460021052013520035665000190170865300190172765300210174665300230176765300190179065300220180965300230183165300200185465300280187470000210190270000240192370000190194770000180196670000150198470000230199977300910202220801042017-11-20       2017    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d1 aWURZ, D. A.  aAgronomic performance of 'Cabernet Sauvignon' with leaf removal management in a high-altitude region of Southern Brazil.  c2017  aTítulo em português: Desempenho agronômico de 'Cabernet Sauvignon' com manejo de desfolha em região de elevada altitude no Sul do Brasil.  aThe objective of this work was to compare the effect of different times of leaf removal on the vegetative-productive efficiency and on the chemical and physical characteristics of 'Cabernet Sauvignon' clusters in a high-altitude region of the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. The experiment was conducted in the 2015 and 2016 vintages, in a commercial vineyard, located in the municipality of São Joaquim, in the state of Santa Catarina, at 1,230-m altitude. The treatments consisted of different times leaf removal in the cluster zone, in the following phenological stages: full bloom, buckshot berries, pea-sized berries, veraison, and 15 days after veraison, besides a control without leaf removal. The evaluated variables were subjected to the analysis of variance and compared with the Scott-Knott test, at 5% probability. In a high-altitude region, leaf removal provides more adequate indices for plant vegetative:yield balance. It also increases yield when performed during the pea-sized berry and veraison stages, increases the fertility index when performed during the pea-sized berry stage, and improves the chemical composition of 'Cabernet Sauvignon' grape when performed up to the pea-sized berry stage. The obtained results show the importance of early leaf removal to obtain must with potential for the production of quality wines.  aVitis Vinifera  aAltitude wines  aDesfolha precoce  aEarly leaf removal  aGrape ripening  aManejo da videira  aMaturação da uva  aVine management  aViticultura de altitude1 aBRIGHENTI, A. F.1 aMARCON FILHO, J. L.1 aALLEBRANDT, R.1 aBEM, B. P. de1 aRUFATO, L.1 aKRETZSCHMAR, A. A.  tPesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira, Brasília, DFgv. 52, n. 10, p. 869-876, out. 2017.