Pomology Lab

Research

Understanding fruit crops under changing environments

Our laboratory focuses on fruit crop physiology, environmental plant physiology, photosynthesis, and plant monitoring to understand how plants grow, function, and respond to environmental conditions.

Areas

Main Research Areas

This sections summarize the laboratory’s main research areas and the questions that guide our work.

Plant–microbe interactions for crop resilience

Plant Holobionts

We study how beneficial microorganisms shape plant physiology and stress resilience.

Plant–Microbe InteractionsEndophytesPGPMMycorrhizaeHolobiont
Photosynthesis, water relations, and climate resilience

Stress & Resource Use

We examine how crops regulate photosynthesis, water use, and growth under environmental stress.

Environmental StressPhotosynthesisWater RelationsGas ExchangeWater-Use Efficiency
Pomology, fruit quality, and stress-adaptive production

Fruit Crop Physiology

We study physiological processes that determine fruit crop performance and quality.

PomologyFruit QualityBlueberryRootstocksIrrigation
Phenotyping, modeling, and data-driven crop management

Digital Horticulture

We develop monitoring and modeling tools to quantify crop growth, transpiration, and productivity.

Crop ModelingPhenotypingDigital AgricultureSmart HorticultureTranspiration

Approach

From plant responses to practical interpretation

Our research combines physiological measurements, environmental response analysis, and data-based interpretation to better understand plant performance and stress responses.

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Physiological measurement

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Environmental response analysis

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Photosynthetic performance evaluation

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Data-based interpretation