THE INFLUENCE OF DIFFERENT VINE LOAD WITH FERTILE BUDS ON YIELD AND QUALITY OF TABLE GRAPE VARIETY KARMEN IN THE PODGORICA SUBREGION

The study of the impact of different vine load with fertile buds on the yield and quality of grapes of the table variety Karmen was conducted during the 2021 and 2022 vegetation season. The tests were carried out in the experimental vineyard of the Biotechnical Faculty in Podgorica. Four different vine loads with fertile buds were applied: 8, 12, 16 and 18 buds. The results of this study showed that the applied loads had significant impact on the examined parameters of the Karmen variety. The obtained results on the average grape yield show that the lowest value of this parameter was found in the variant with a load of 8 buds – 5.10 kg/vine, while the highest grape yield was recorded in the variant with a load of 18 buds (6.60 kg/vine). The highest average cluster weight (490 g) was found in variant V1, while the smallest cluster (348 g) was found in variant V4. The highest sugar content in the must was in the variant with a load of 8 buds – 14.70%, while the lowest was in the variant with 18 buds – 14.25%. The acid content did not significantly differ between the tested variants.