Exogenous abscisic acid application modulates source-sink relationships under a leaf number-regulated production system to improve grape and wine quality in hot-climate regions.
Under global warming, wine grapes in hot and arid regions often exhibit sugar-acid imbalance, limited phenolic accumulation, and simplified aroma profiles, constraining wine quality. Leaf retention could regulate canopy microclimate and photosynthetic supply (source), whereas exogenous abscisic acid (ABA) could influen...