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Table 8 Effect modifiers

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

Effect modifier

Values

Frost type

Radiative or advective (or both)

Field scale

Size of field, density of trees and row orientation

Temperature sensor

Brand, accuracy, precision, number and location relative to trees

Environmental conditions

Relief

Surrounding land use types

Climate: measured temperature

Wind direction and speed

Height above sea level

Management practices

Pruning schemes

Groundcover between the tree rows

Age of the orchard