Fruit trees stop their growth over the coldest period of the year to avoid damage. To resume
their growth and for successful fruit production, they need to accumulate winter chill. It is …

Chilling temperatures are important in apple and other fruit production because they are
needed to break full dormancy, which is a prerequisite for effective and synchronous bud …

Almond is the most important tree nut grown commercially worldwide. It is cultivated for its
edible kernel of high nutritional and economic values. From an agronomic standpoint and …

The assessment of the impact of climate change on Mediterranean crop systems is affected
by a large number of uncertainties. To overcome this issue in an impact and adaptation …

Growing trees are quite vulnerable to cold temperatures. To minimise the effect of these cold
temperatures, they stop their growth over the coldest months of the year, a state called …

The criteria for zoning the surface fault rupture hazard (SFRH) along thrust faults are defined
by analysing the characteristics of the areas of coseismic surface faulting in thrust …

Future climate change is predicted to lead to reduced winter chill accumulation in many
temperate fruit-tree growing regions of the world. Reliable measures of chilling requirement …

This study presents the first evaluation of apple flowering phenology models using data from
14 sites across the globe. The dataset includes large variability in growing climates, a …

Reliable models of fruit tree flowering phenology that are stable across different climate
conditions and for a range of cultivars are required to better anticipate and adapt to …

Agro-climatic requirements are of crucial importance for establishment and management of
nut tree orchards. In this work, we investigated timing and duration of key reproductive …