Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit?
The growth of cherry fruit is generally described using a double sigmoid model, divided into four growth stages. Abiotic factors are considered to be significant components in modifying fruit growth, and among these, the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is deemed the most effective. In this study, we in...
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| description | The growth of cherry fruit is generally described using a double sigmoid model, divided into four growth stages. Abiotic factors are considered to be significant components in modifying fruit growth, and among these, the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is deemed the most effective. In this study, we investigated sweet cherry fruit growth through the continuous, hourly monitoring of fruit transversal diameter over two consecutive years (2019 and 2020), from the beginning of the third stage to maturation (forth stage). Extensometers were used in the field and VPD was calculated from weather data. The fruit growth pattern up to the end of the third stage demonstrated three critical steps during non-rainy days: shrinkage, stabilization and expansion. In the third stage of fruit growth, a partial clockwise hysteresis curve of circadian growth, as a response to VPD, appeared on random days. The pattern of fruit growth during rainy days was not distinctive, but the amount and duration of rain caused a consequent decrease in the VPD and indirectly boosted fruit growth. At the beginning of the fourth stage, the circadian growth changed and the daily transversal diameter vs VPD formed fully clockwise hysteresis curves for most of this stage. Our findings indicate that hysteresis can be employed to evaluate the initial phenological phase of fruit maturation, as a fully clockwise hysteresis curve was observable only in the fourth stage of fruit growth. There are additional opportunities for its use in the management of fruit production, such as in precision fruit farming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a169dfa2b3c4c73b7ba355c619301542023-11-21T22:39:38ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242021-06-017613110.3390/horticulturae7060131Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit?Matteo Zucchini0Arash Khosravi1Veronica Giorgi2Adriano Mancini3Davide Neri4Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Information Engineering, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, ItalyDepartment of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Science, Marche Polytechnic University, 60131 Ancona, ItalyThe growth of cherry fruit is generally described using a double sigmoid model, divided into four growth stages. Abiotic factors are considered to be significant components in modifying fruit growth, and among these, the vapor pressure deficit (VPD) is deemed the most effective. In this study, we investigated sweet cherry fruit growth through the continuous, hourly monitoring of fruit transversal diameter over two consecutive years (2019 and 2020), from the beginning of the third stage to maturation (forth stage). Extensometers were used in the field and VPD was calculated from weather data. The fruit growth pattern up to the end of the third stage demonstrated three critical steps during non-rainy days: shrinkage, stabilization and expansion. In the third stage of fruit growth, a partial clockwise hysteresis curve of circadian growth, as a response to VPD, appeared on random days. The pattern of fruit growth during rainy days was not distinctive, but the amount and duration of rain caused a consequent decrease in the VPD and indirectly boosted fruit growth. At the beginning of the fourth stage, the circadian growth changed and the daily transversal diameter vs VPD formed fully clockwise hysteresis curves for most of this stage. Our findings indicate that hysteresis can be employed to evaluate the initial phenological phase of fruit maturation, as a fully clockwise hysteresis curve was observable only in the fourth stage of fruit growth. There are additional opportunities for its use in the management of fruit production, such as in precision fruit farming.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/7/6/131sweet cherryfruit growthhysteresisfruit maturationvapor pressure deficit (VPD) |
| spellingShingle | Matteo Zucchini Arash Khosravi Veronica Giorgi Adriano Mancini Davide Neri Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? Horticulturae sweet cherry fruit growth hysteresis fruit maturation vapor pressure deficit (VPD) |
| title | Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? |
| title_full | Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? |
| title_fullStr | Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? |
| title_short | Is There Daily Growth Hysteresis versus Vapor Pressure Deficit in Cherry Fruit? |
| title_sort | is there daily growth hysteresis versus vapor pressure deficit in cherry fruit |
| topic | sweet cherry fruit growth hysteresis fruit maturation vapor pressure deficit (VPD) |
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