Cecil Stushnoff
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Abstract Fruit breeders can easily justify the need to improve cold tolerance. Feature articles describing huge losses from winter cold or spring frosts can be found with regular frequency in grower magazines. In addition millions of dollars are spent annually to protect fruit crops from abnormally cold weather.
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Abstract Fruit breeders can easily justify the need to improve cold tolerance. Feature articles describing huge losses from winter cold or spring frosts can be found with regular frequency in grower magazines. In addition millions of dollars are spent annually to protect fruit crops from abnormally cold weather.
Key concepts: Hardiness (plants), Deciduous, Cold tolerance, Cold weather, Cold winter, Selection (genetic algorithm), Freezing tolerance, Biology