1.3.2.11 Frost Protection
This fact sheet discusses coldness susceptibility, injury symptoms and practices for reducing freeze damage.
This document provides a summary of recommendations to reduce the potential for frost damage.
The decisions of when to turn an irrigation system on and off for frost protection are complex and difficult. This guide presents a procedure to follow in making these decisions.
In some cases, the damage seems to be due to freeze injury, while in other cases the Phomopsis fungus may be to blame. While the two symptoms are often difficult to tell apart, there are a few differences that may help you diagnose the problem....
Eric Hanson - Horticulture - Gibberellic acid (GA) can increase fruit set when pollination conditions are poor. Studies in the late 1960's showed that GA can substitute partially for pollination and fertilization. GA can cause seedless (parthenocarpic)...
On this page articles are posted on how freeze and frost damage happens, recognizing it and what steps can be taken to prevent or reduce freezing damage.
Like most people in Agriculture, I pay close attention to the weather. I pay particular attention to winter temperatures because I know that in Michigan, there is always the chance of winter injury. In 2003, we saw lots of cold injury and it was the...
Blueberry fruit are often affected in late spring frost spells because the moist acidic soils required for blueberries is often located in the lowest areas around.
Phomopsis canker occurs in the southern Lower Peninsula and in Indiana and Illinois. This disease can be devastating to bushes planted in low areas, where winter injury and spring frosts are a problem. Pictures/factsheet...
Fact sheet for Bacterial Canker on blueberries....
A number of different methods are available for preventing freeze damage to crops. It is important for growers to be aware of these so that they can evaluate which procedures are feasible and economical for combating freeze ....
Commercial varieties, though very stress tolerant, usually do not have the resiliency to tolerate exceptional conditions. Breeding advances have increased tolerance to some extent, but special considerations must be made to produce fruit superior to...
Damage from freezes and frost is of concern from bud break in the spring through flowering and fruit set. The blossoms are tender and are the plant part most commonly damaged by low temperatures.
