Climate change affects winter chill for temperate fruit and nut trees

Luedeling E, Girvetz EH, Semenov MA, Brown PH. 2011. Climate change affects winter chill for temperate fruit and nut trees. Plos One 6 (5) 1-13

Temperate fruit and nut trees require adequate winter chill to produce economically viable yields. Global warming has the potential to reduce available winter chill and greatly impact crop yields.