Towards a virtual fruit focusing on quality: Modelling features and potential uses

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 917-928

  Genard M ^a   Bertin, N ^a   Borel, C ^a   Bussieres P ^a   Gautier, H ^a   Habib, R ^a   Lechaudel M ^b   Lecomte, A ^a   Lescourret, F ^a   Lobit, P ^c   Quilot, B ^d  

^a Domaine Saint Paul   (France)

^b CIRAD   (France)

^c UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^d Researches Center of Avignon   (France)

Author keywords

Complexity; Fruit; Hierarchy; Integrative biology; Model; Quality; System

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; METABOLISM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION;

COMPLEXITY; GENETICISTS; INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY; QUALITY DEVELOPMENT;

FRUITS;

VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FRUIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT PROTEINS;

AGRONOMY; FRUITS; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; TRANSPIRATION; XYLEM;

EID: 34247213865     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl287     Document Type: Review

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