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A Model for Estimating the Completion of Rest for ‘Redhaven’ and ‘Elberta’ Peach Trees1
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Effective Chill-unitsEngineeringBiogeographyTree BreedingForestryAgricultural EconomicsCrop Growth ModelingMathematical Model‘ Redhaven ’Post-harvest PhysiologyPeach CultivarsHorticultural PlantTree GrowthHorticultural ScienceRefrigeration
Abstract A mathematical model relating environmental temperatures to rest completion of 2 peach cultivars has been developed. The model equates temperatures to effective chill-units, such that, one can predict when rest will or has been completed with a high degree of accuracy.