Observations of Ice Nucleation and Propagation in Flowers of Japanese Pear (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) using Infrared Video Thermography

Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-6

  Sekozawa, Yoshihiko ^a   Sugaya, Sumiko ^a   Gemma, Hiroshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ice formation; Ice propagation; Infrared video thermography; Spring frost injury; Supercooling

Indexed keywords

NOTOLABRUS CELIDOTUS; PYRUS COMMUNIS; PYRUS PYRIFOLIA;

EID: 1342333419     PISSN: 18823351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2503/jjshs.73.1     Document Type: Article

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