It has been observed that fully irrigated grapes grown in Dodoma, Tanzania have lower quality than rain fed grapes. Grapevine water consumption determination was a prerequisite for irrigation planning as information about grapevine water requirement was not adequate. The water (evapotranspiration) used by mature (Vitis vinifera L.) cv. ‘Makutupora red’ vines grown for wine production without stress during two growing seasons (2014–2015) was measured. Compensation heat pulse method was used to determine vines transpiration. Vines were irrigated using drip irrigation system and sap flow sensors with CR 1000 data logger were used to determine daily water consumed by vines cv. ‘Makutupor
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