ISHS Acta Horticulturae 456: II Modelling Plant Growth, Environmental Control and Farm Management in Protected Cultivation
ADVANCES AND BOTTLENECKS IN MODELLING QUALITY: SUMMARY OF A GROUP DISCUSSION |
| Authors: | R. Larsen, F. Buwalda |
| Abstract:
This report is a summary of a group discussion at the symposium 'Models in protected cultivation' held in Wageningen, August 1997. Crop quality is a broad and complex field, in which there is considerable potential for progress in terms of prediction models. An integrated approach is needed where the aspects of quality are linked to traditional models concerned with predicting growth and timing. These quality aspects involve both internal properties determining taste, keepabilty, and nutritional values, and visible external properties linked to consumer preferences e.g. fruit colour, number of flowers, damages due to pests and maltreatment, and general plant appearance. A successful strategy for developing prediction methods must probably follow four steps below: | |
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