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PRIMo (2010 - 2012)

A tool to design sustainable production systems – case of peach / brown rot couple

The aim of this project is to build a tool to conceive innovative management strategies that optimize genotype x environment x practices interactions to limit peach fruit contamination by brown rot in the orchard. For this, an existing process-based model (virtual fruit) describing growth and quality elaboration of peach fruits will be improved. The improved model will be used to conceive and evaluate production systems combining innovative practices and cultivars according to their cuticular and qualitative characteristics. This will be realised using efficient multiobjective optimisation algorithms and reliable evaluation methods. The genotype x environment x practices interactions will be optimized and the production systems proposed will be evaluated according to various criteria: feasibility (working time), economic profitability (yield, fruit size, turnover), environmental impact (number of pesticides, period relative to harvest, water consumption) and production quality (gustative and conservation potential).

Modification date : 21 June 2023 | Publication date : 23 August 2016 | Redactor : SLP