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Tom De Swaef

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30 Results

2023

Leveraging FSPMs for Unconventional Computing with Plants

Olivier PietersTom De SwaefMichiel StockFrancis wyffels

Predicting yield of individual field-grown rapeseed plants from rosette-stage leaf gene expression

Sam De MeyerDaniel Felipe Cruz GalvisTom De SwaefPeter LootensJolien De BlockKevin BirdHeike SprengerMichael Van de VoordeStijn HawinkelTom Van Hautegem et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

2022

Leveraging plant physiological dynamics using physical reservoir computing

Olivier PietersTom De SwaefMichiel StockFrancis wyffels

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Reservoir computing with plants

Olivier PietersFrancis wyffelsTom De SwaefMichiel Stock

2021

MIRRA : a modular and cost-effective microclimate monitoring system for real-time remote applications

Olivier PietersEmiel DeprostJonas Van Der DoncktLore BrosensPieter SanczukPieter VangansbekeTom De SwaefPieter De FrenneFrancis wyffels

A1 Journal Article in SENSORS

2020

High-resolution time series of leaf length and leaf thickness of strawberry and tomato measured in a growth chamber

Olivier PietersTom De SwaefPeter LootensMichiel StockIsabel Roldàn-RuizFrancis wyffels

High-resolution time series of leaf length and leaf thickness of strawberry and tomato measured in a growth chamber

Olivier PietersTom De SwaefPeter LootensMichiel StockIsabel Roldán-RuizFrancis wyffels

2016

How low can you go? : rhizome and shoot frost tolerance in miscanthus germplasm

Simon FonteyneHilde MuylleTom De SwaefDirk ReheulIsabel Roldán-RuizPeter Lootens

A1 Journal Article in INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS

2015

High light decreases xylem contribution to fruit growth in tomato

Jochen HanssensTom De SwaefKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Plant sensors help to understand tipburn in lettuce

Tom De SwaefKristof VermeulenNico VergoteJoris Van LommelMarie-Christine Van LabekePeter BleyaertKathy Steppe

Stem diameter variations as a versatile research tool in ecophysiology

Tom De SwaefVeerle De SchepperMaurits VandegehuchteKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in TREE PHYSIOLOGY

2014

A decision support system for tomato growers based on plant responses and energy consumption

Jochen HanssensTom De SwaefDave PinxterenHerman MarienLieve WittemansJohan DesmedtKathy Steppe

Model-assisted evaluation of crop load effects on stem diameter variations and fruit growth in peach

Tom De SwaefCarmen D MellishoAnnelies BaertVeerle De SchepperArturo TorrecillasWenceslao ConejeroKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in TREES-STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION

2013

Measurement of sap flow dynamics through the tomato peduncle using a non-invasive sensor based on the heat field deformation method

Jochen HanssensTom De SwaefNadezhda NadezhdinaKathy Steppe

Non-destructive estimation of root pressure using sap flow, stem diameter measurements and mechanistic modelling

Tom De SwaefJochen HanssensAnnelies CornelisKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

Phloem transport: a review of mechanisms and controls

Veerle De SchepperTom De SwaefIngvar BauweraertsKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Understanding the effect of carbon status on stem diameter variations

Tom De SwaefSteven DrieverLieven Van MeulebroekLynn VanhaeckeLeo FM MarcelisKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in ANNALS OF BOTANY

2012

Effect of stem age on the response of stem diameter variations to plant water status in tomato

Jochen HanssensTom De SwaefKathy SteppeKris GoenFrans De NayerLieve WittemansHerman MarienJohan Desmedt

Model-assisted analysis of elevated temperature and vapour pressure deficit effects on tomato stem and fruit water balance

Jochen HanssensTom De SwaefLieve WittemansKris GoenHerman MarienJohan DesmedtKathy Steppe

Sap flow, stem diameter variations and mechanistic modelling have potential to assess root pressure

Tom De SwaefKathy Steppe

Tomato sap flow, stem and fruit growth in relation to water availability in rockwool growing medium

Tom De SwaefKoen VerbistWim CornelisKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND SOIL

Tomato stem and fruit diameter dynamics in response to changing water availability

Tom De SwaefKathy SteppeKoen VerbistWim Cornelis

U-HPLC-MS/MS to quantify liposoluble antioxidants in red-ripe tomatoes, grown under different salt stress levels

Lieven Van MeulebroekLynn VanhaeckeTom De SwaefKathy SteppeHubert De Brabander

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

2011

Measuring, modelling and understanding sap flow and stem diameter variations in tomato

Tom De SwaefKathy Steppe

Quantifying plant responses of a tomato crop under a thermal screen

Kristof VermeulenTom De SwaefKathy SteppeAnnelies ChristiaensPeter BleyaertJan DekockJean-Marie AertsDaniel Berckmans

Tomato stem and fruit dynamics predicted with a whole-plant water and carbon flow model

Tom De SwaefKathy Steppe

U-HPLC-MS/MS analysis to quantify the antioxidant content of tomatoes subjected to different cultivation conditions

Lieven Van MeulebroekLynn VanhaeckeTom De SwaefKathy SteppeHubert De Brabander

U-HPLC-MS/MS analysis to quantify the antioxidant content of tomatoes subjected to different cultivation conditions

Lieven Van MeulebroekLynn VanhaeckeTom De SwaefKathy SteppeHubert De Brabander

2010

Linking stem diameter variations to sap flow, turgor and water potential in tomato

Tom De SwaefKathy Steppe

A1 Journal Article in FUNCTIONAL PLANT BIOLOGY

2009

Determining reference values for stem water potential and maximum daily trunk shrinkage in young apple trees based on plant responses to water deficit

Tom De SwaefKathy SteppeRaoul Lemeur

A1 Journal Article in AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT