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Project

An integrated plant model for tomato: combining plant water and carbon status to predict fruit growth and quality
Code
01DI1513
Duration
01 October 2013 → 30 September 2015
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • General biology
    • Plant biology
Keywords
fruit production plant sensors water potential fruit quality sugar transport tomato mechanistic modelling integrated plant model water transport
 
Project description
 

The aim of this research project is to gain more insight into the interaction between microclimate, plant water and carbon status and quality aspects of tomato fruits. This will finally result in an integrated plant model for tomato that mechanistically describes different plant processes and allows to predict fruit growth and quality based on climatic conditions.