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THE ORCHARD INDUSTRY'S RESPONSE TO LOW‐TEMPERATURE INJURY IN THE OKANAGAN VALLEY
Author(s) -
Krueger Ralph R.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.1983.tb00840.x
Subject(s) - orchard , hazard , threatened species , business , environmental science , horticulture , ecology , biology , habitat
Low‐temperature injury in both winter and spring has been a problem for the Okanagan orchard industry since its beginning. The nature and history of low‐temperature injury are described, and the response of the orchard industry is assessed. Three types of coping mechanisms are discussed: modifying the hazard, modifying the loss potential, and adjusting to the loss. Although or chardists are aware of the low‐temperature hazard, they do not feel strongly threatened by it and believe that they have modified the hazard and loss potential to a point where they can, with institutional assistance, adjust to the level of losses they experience.