Assessment of the water stress effects on peach fruit quality and size using a fruit tree model, QualiTree.

Highlights: [•] A middle-late maturing peach cultivar was successfully implemented into QualiTree. [•] QualiTree was able to adequately simulate the effects of water stress on fruit growth. [•] Fructose, glucose and sorbitol contents in the fruit flesh were well simulated. [•] Water stress increased sugar contents in the fruit flesh. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]