Ground sprinkling limitations for frost protection in deciduous orchards
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H. B. SchultzAuthor Affiliations
H. B. Schultz is Lecturer in the Departments of Agricultural Engineering, Anthropology and Geography, University of California, Davis.Publication Information
Hilgardia 18(4):14-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n04p14. April 1964.
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Abstract
Under-tree sprinkling for frost protection in deciduous orchards involves a great amount of risk with only partial protection possible-as compared with no risk involved in the overhead sprinkling method, under practically all California spring frost weather conditions.
Schultz H. 1964. Ground sprinkling limitations for frost protection in deciduous orchards. Hilgardia 18(4):14-15. DOI:10.3733/ca.v018n04p14
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