Purdue University: New Tool Helps Users Track Fruit-Plant Readiness for Growing Season
February 22, 2024
February 22, 2024
WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Feb. 22 -- Purdue University issued the following news release:
Purdue University's Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) has launched its new interactive chilling hours tool. Growers now can more closely monitor accumulated chilling hours, an important factor that tracks how long fruit plants have been exposed to an ideal range of cool temperatures throughout the dormant season.
The tool utilizes hourly data from hundreds of weather station . . .
Purdue University's Midwestern Regional Climate Center (MRCC) has launched its new interactive chilling hours tool. Growers now can more closely monitor accumulated chilling hours, an important factor that tracks how long fruit plants have been exposed to an ideal range of cool temperatures throughout the dormant season.
The tool utilizes hourly data from hundreds of weather station . . .