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Table 1 Elements of the systematic review question

From: Strategies for managing spring frost risks in orchards: effectiveness and conditionality—A systematic review protocol

Term

Explanation

Population

Commercially important temperate fruits:Apple, Pear, Sweet cherry, Peach, Nectarine, Plum, Apricot, Avocado, Lemon, Orange, Grapefruit, Mandarine, Pomelo, Grapevine

Intervention

Passive or active frost damage reduction tools

Comparator

No intervention

Interventions characterised by parameters (intensity, concentration, timing…)

Outcome

Measures of ambient temperature

Measures of damage on flowers, buds, or fruitlets

Measures of production (yield)

Advance/delay of phenological stages