Degree-Days: Growing, Heating, and Cooling

How much and when it rains, freezes, and thaws can make the difference between boom and bust for a year's crop. However, temperature can predict more than boom or bust. Atmospheric temperature can predict the growth rates of many plants. For this reason, growers use a concept called growing de...

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Main Authors: Clyde W. Fraisse, Silvana V. Paula-Moraes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2018-04-01
Series:EDIS
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/105300