Comparative Study Between Two Grapevines Cultivars Recently Introduced to Egypt

A comparative study between H4 and Black Magic grapevine cultivars in horticulture and economic evaluation, under desert land conditions at Abo-Qurqas in Minia Governorate Egypt were achieved, during two successive seasons 2023 and 2024. The two cultivars were grown in well drained sandy soil and the water table depth is more than two meters. Furthermore, the economic studies which achieved during this work were applied in four villages famous for vineyard cultivation, Dafash, Al-Tofiquia, Fhana, and Eyboan. The results showed that H4 cultivar exhibited the best vegetative growth characteristics and bud behavior rather than Black Magic. Furthermore, H4 cv. recorded higher yield (kg/vine or ton/feddan). The Black Magic cv. recorded the best physical and chemical characteristics of berries. Through an economic evaluation and financial return analysis of these cultivars, supported by statistical analysis of economic data, the data indicated that due to high price of Black Magic crop resulting from high cluster quality, grapevines farmers in Minia Governorate, especially in new reclamation desert lands of Minia Governorate farmers prefer cultivate it.