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Extending the "Degree Day" Concept of Plant Phenological Development to Include Water Stress Effects
Author(s) -
Idso Sherwood B.,
Jackson Ray D.,
Reginato Robert J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.144
H-Index - 294
eISSN - 1939-9170
pISSN - 0012-9658
DOI - 10.2307/1936570
Subject(s) - phenology , degree day , degree (music) , water stress , ecology , plant growth , stress (linguistics) , growing degree day , yield (engineering) , environmental science , biology , geography , agronomy , meteorology , physics , linguistics , philosophy , acoustics , materials science , metallurgy
The classical d egree day approach to plant phenological stage—of—growth prediction is combined with the recent s tress degree day approach to plant H_2O stress determination to yield a new tool for more accurate assessment of physiological time scales in plants.