The research objective is to develop relationships between fruit quality factors that can be monitored by the grower in the orchard, post harvest fruit and juice quality factors that can be measured using on-line sensors, and the odour and taste quality of resulting apple juices experienced by humans. Multivariate methods will be used to describe relationships between variation of fruit traits to juice quality. The Ydun project includes one PhD and one Post Doc position, placed at Copenhagen University - Faculty of Life Sciences (KU-LIFE).

The results from Ydun will be integrated in the on-line 'Apple identification key' database which is being developed by Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen) and KU-LIFE to promote public interest in the old Nordic apple varieties and provide access to the most current knowledge. Results will also be disseminated through scientific papers and on a workshop planned for the end of the project period.

The project is funded by the Danish Food Industry Agency under the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and by the project participants University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Life Sciences (KU-LIFE), Department of Agriculture and Ecology (Environment, Resources and Technology Group and Crop Science Group), Department of Food Science (Quality and Technology Group), and by NordGen