Orchard heating effectiveness: Protection against radiation frosts by orchard heaters and by wind machines alone and in combination compared

Brooks, F; Schultz, H

Orchard heating effectiveness: Protection against radiation frosts by orchard heaters and by wind machines alone and in combination compared

Authors

F. A. Brooks
H. B. Schultz

Authors Affiliations

F. A. Brooks is Professor of Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis; H. B. Schultz is Associate Specialist in Agricultural Engineering, University of California, Davis.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 12(8):4-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v012n08p4. August 1958.

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Abstract

The following article is the tenth annual report of progress in studies on orchard frost protection, based on report given at the 15th International Horticultural Congress in Nice, France, April 1958, now at Press.

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