Dominique Fournier

Cultured meat is presented by its advocates as a good alternative for consumers who want to be more ethically minded but who do not wish to change their diet. This novel food has become an emerging topic in both the scientific field and the press media. From a bibliometric analysis of scientific publications and on a sociometric analysis of the mainstream press, the aim of this study was to identify potential differences between the scientific view and the public perception. This research analyzed the publications indexed by SCI-EXPANDED in the Web of Science Core Collection database owned by Clarivate Analytics, for scientific literature analysis, and indexed by the Factiva database, for the press media. A total of 327 scientific publications were analyzed according to year of publication and country and institution of origin, also including coauthorships, co-citations, and scientific fields' and journals' networks. A knowledge mapping using VOSviewer was used to study the literature in the field. Based on Factiva, 12,900 press articles dealing with artificial meat, mainly in English, have been found through public databases. The main conclusion is that cultured meat is mainly developing in the USA and the UK, with other countries, such as China, observing the trend for potential future applications. Scientific articles seemed initially to focus mainly on technical aspects of artificial meat and more recently on health value, consumer's acceptance, and sustainability. However, the potential environment-friendly effects of this novel food are more and more studied or described in scientific or press articles.

Fruits is a scientific journal for original articles and reviews on fruit crops in temperate, Mediterranean, subtropical and tropical regions

ISHS XII International Symposium on Apricot Culture and Decline COMPARISON OF APRICOT TREE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THREE FRENCH GROWING AREAS

ISHS XII International Symposium on Apricot Culture and Decline ARCHITECTURAL DIVERSITY OF APRICOT TREES: WHICH MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERS CAN BE USED TO CLASSIFY CULTIVARS?

ISHS XII International Symposium on Apricot Culture and Decline CHARACTERISATION AND INFLUENCE OF FLORAL ABORTION IN FRENCH APRICOT CROP AREA

The purpose of this study was to identify relevant variables and appropriate stages in tree development to determine, as early as possible, genetic differences in growth and branching of apricot trees. Quantitative growth and branching traits of young trees were studied in four genotypes planted at three locations in the French growing area. Over the first three years of growth, the organisation of ten limbs was described for each genotype location combination using ‘AMAPmod’ methodology. From the first year, the length, diameters, volume and sylleptic branching of limbs were influenced by genotype. In the second and third years, genetic variability was more clearly detected when cumulative variables, rather than annual variables, were considered on the cumulative components of limbs. At all three locations, the diameters, volume and number of long laterals were greatly affected, in particular, by genotype when the data were accumulated over the first 2 years. In addition, the abortion of short laterals developed on the first annual shoot was influenced by genotype. In contrast, from the second year, location clearly affected the length and number of “growth units” of limbs. As regards branching, location influenced the number of sylleptic shoots in the first year, then the number of long lateral shoots in the second year. Finally, the study showed that genetic differences in growth and branching need at least 3 years to be expressed on appropriate parts of the limbs and could be used to assess early breeding criteria for tree vigour and form.