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Removing leaf litter doesn't protect oranges from frost
Authors
Richard L. SnyderJohn E. Pehrson
Jerry L. Hatfield
Authors Affiliations
Richard L. Snyder is Extension Biometeorologist, Department of Land, Air, Water Resources, University of California, Davis; John E. Pehrson is Subtropical Horticulture Specialist, Cooperative Extension, San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Parlier; Jerry L. Hatfield is Assistant Professor of Biometeorology, Department of Land, Air, and Water Resources, U.C., Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 35(11):12-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v035n11p12. November 1981.
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Abstract
Raking litter from beneath the trees has little influenceon air temperature and is not recommended for frost protection.
Snyder R, Pehrson J, Hatfield J. 1981. Removing leaf litter doesn't protect oranges from frost. Hilgardia 35(11):12-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v035n11p12
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