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. 2012 Oct 6;57(5):679–689. doi: 10.1007/s00484-012-0594-y

Table 2.

Estimate of the heat (forcing) requirement (subsequent to chilling) of cv.’ Schneiders’ cherry in Klein-Altendorf, calculated after Anderson et al. (1986). Requirements were derived by summation of forcing units over the relevant period delineated by partial least squares (PLS) regression

Start date End date Duration Forcing (growing degree hours)
Day/month (Julian day) Days Mean ± SD CV%
12/02 (43) 18/04 (108) 66 3,473 ± 1,236 35.6