VALIDATION OF CHILL UNIT AND FLOWER BUD PHENOLOGY MODELS FOR 'MONTMORENCY' SOUR CHERRY

J. L. Anderson, Elizabeth Richardson, C. D. Kesner

Acta Horticulturae · 1986 · 304 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The chill unit and ASYMCUR GDH models were used to predict first bloom and full bloom dates for 'Montmorency' sour cherry for 3 years in Utah and 2 years in Michigan cherry orchards. The predicted full bloom dates were within 4 days of field observations.