The recovery and distribution of N derived of the urea-N15 applied at budding and at blooming of grapevines was evaluated.
The grapevines grown in a sandy soil took up more N derived from fertilizer applied at a rate of 40 kg N ha−1 split at budding and full bloom in the first harvest season.
Unlike, N applied in the previous season was recovered especially in reserve organs: the new shoots, stem and roots, whereas leaves and berries + rachis showed the lowest 15N recovery. Nitrogen in the following season was mainly derived from other sources than the fertilizer N.