Comparer des méthodes

	Gestion de la charge fruitière	Simulation de conservation post-récolte
Domaine	Horticulture	Horticulture
Famille	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Année d'origine	1960	2001
Auteur d'origine	Pomology research tradition	Luc Tijskens and Bart Nicolaï
Type	management optimization pipeline	computational modeling pipeline
Source fondatrice	Ackley, W. B., & Wattendorf, R. J. (1962). The relationship of crop load to yield, fruit quality, and return bloom in apples. Proceedings of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 80, 73–83.	Tijskens, L. M., & Polderdijk, J. J. (2001). A generic model for keeping quality of vegetable produce during storage and distribution. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 23(1), 13–25.
Alias	fruit thinning, load balancing, fruit density regulation	shelf life prediction, storage modeling, quality decay simulation
Apparentées	4	4
Résumé	Crop load management uses quantitative assessment of fruit number and tree vigor to optimize yields and fruit quality through selective thinning and load balancing. This method combines visual assessment of fruitlet density, calculation of target fruit number based on tree age and vigor, physical or chemical thinning, and yield monitoring to achieve the optimal balance between productivity and fruit size and flavor.	Postharvest storage simulation uses computational models to predict fruit and vegetable quality degradation during storage and distribution under variable temperature and humidity conditions. Pioneered by Tijskens and Nicolaï in 2001, these mechanistic and empirical models enable logistics optimization, reduce food waste, and improve supply chain transparency. They are integrated into decision support systems for commercial packinghouses and research facilities.