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Heat transfer in citrus groves: Frost protection studies of effectiveness of wind machines alone and in combination with heaters
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California Agriculture 5(8):5-15.
Published August 01, 1951
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Abstract
The economic value of frost protection directly depends upon the productivity of the orchard–in quantity and quality. No close averages are available but it can be assumed that the citrus grower who has to heat more than six or seven nights a year probably is losing money on frost protection.