AMPELOGRAPHIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THE AUTOCHTHONOUS GRAPE CULTIVAR “KALLMET” IN MALËSIA E MADHE, ALBANIA

“Kallmet” is one of the most sprout autochthonous wine grape cultivar in the North-western and Central part of Albania. Study was conducted in three consecutive years, 2009-2011, in Malësia e Madhe, 250 m above the sea level, in the North-western part of Albania, in a 10 years old vineyard. For evaluation of the main characteristics the IPGRI Descriptors of Grapevine was used. Form of the new shoot tip of “Kallmet” is half-open, with no anthocianic coloration, and densely prostrate hairs. The upper surface colour of new leaf is green with bronze spots. Flower type is functional female, and the first florescence appears at the 4-5th nodes. Mature leaf size is medium, leaf shape is pentangular, shape of the lateral teeth is convex in both sides, shape of the base sinus is half-open, shape of the upper lateral sinus is closed, and the depth of the upper lateral sinus is 63 mm. Bunch weight is small and bunch density is medium. “Kallmet” has medium-sized spherical deep red to violet berry with soft colourless pulp. Berries are not uniform and there occur a high rate of millerandage because of the lack of pollination during flowering time. Grape yield is 155 kv ha-1, grape must content is 67 ml/100 g fresh grape, sugar content is 21%, total acidity 5.7 g/l. The time of bud break is medium, while the number of inflorescences for fruit-bearing offshoot is 1.7. The annual vegetative growth is 180 cm. “Kallmet” leaves are susceptible to Plasmopara viticola, while the berries appear a relatively high resistance to Plasmopara viticola, and high resistance to Uncinula necator and Botrytis cynerea.