Predicting potato-plant vigor by parametric hyper-curve fitting
E. Atza (TU Delft - Numerical Analysis)
K. Vuik – Promotor (TU Delft - Delft Institute of Applied Mathematics)
N.V. Budko – Copromotor (TU Delft - Numerical Analysis)
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Abstract
Potato plant vitality is an important trait for good yield. Unfortunately, even with the best potato seed, vitality variation within a genotype is significant and it hurts both farmers and potato seed producers. HZPC and Averis Seeds hypothesize the existence of a link between the variation in the vitality of a plant and the field of production of the seed tuber. TU Delft, Utrecht University, HZPC and Averis Seeds joined forces to determine the existence and strength of this link in a multi-year
project funding this research. In this thesis we describe TU Delft’s contribution both in the measurement of plant vitality and the development of a model to predict plant vigor from chemical properties of the tuber...
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