The changes in the state of the climate have a high impact on perennial fruit crops thus
threatening food availability. Indeed, climatic factors affect several plant aspects, such as …

In seasonally cold climates, many woody plants tolerate chilling and freezing temperatures
by ceasing growth, shedding leaves and entering dormancy. At the same time, transport …

Phenological events, such as flowering, are highly responsive to temperature and are
directly influenced by the establishment of a dormancy period in temperate fruit trees …

Winter chill is expected to decrease in many mild-winter regions under future climatic
conditions. Reliable estimates of the chill requirements (CR) of fruit trees are essential for …

The responses of flowering phenology to temperature increases in temperate fruit trees have
rarely been investigated in contrasting climatic regions. This is an appropriate framework for …

Climatic factors are of a big importance for the determination of phenological stages of
several fruit tree species, including apple, during the pre-and post-blooming periods causing …

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 …

Fluctuations in winter chilling availability impact bud dormancy and budburst. The objective
of this work was to determine chilling requirements to induce and overcome endodormancy …

Key message Comparison of five sweet cherry cultivars—over 3 years—shows an
asynchronous early and late flower development, but a consistent, specific flower …

Recent climate change has resulted in warmer temperatures. Warmer temperatures from
autumn to spring has negatively affected dormancy progression, cold (de) acclimation, and …