Project

TIPRELET: tipburn prevention in lettuce

Acronym
TIPRELET
Code
179V67A9
Duration
01 October 2009 → 30 September 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: IWT/VLAIO
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • General biology
    • Plant biology
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Agricultural plant production
    • Horticultural production
Keywords
stem diameter changes vegetables calcium leaf thickness abiotic disorder plant responses plant sensors thermal imaging
 
Project description

Although tipburn is the most important abiotic disorder in leafy vegetables, the cause and the underlying ecophysiological processes have not yet been revealed. Based on a novel approach, which will focus on the dynamic behaviour of lettuce plants on their environment, a sustainable cultivation strategy will be developed in order to preventthe occurrence of tipburn.