Physical and chemical properties and cellular features of chalkiness formation as well as the factors influencing chalkiness formation including source-sink relation are reviewed. Problems in the fields related to present research and the development trends in this research area are also presented Methods of modern experimental design and computer technology are suggested to be introduced into studying the mechanism of chalkiness formation as to reveal the quantative relation between chalkiness formation and its influencing factors. Combined genetic and non-genetic measures...
