Overwintering Honey Bee Colonies in Northern Climates by James D. Ellis, Katherine Hammons

“…One of the many challenges beekeepers face is minimizing honey bee colony losses during winter. This can be especially challenging to beekeepers in extreme northerly climates. …”
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Overwintering Honey Bee Colonies in Northern Climates by James D. Ellis, Katherine Hammons

“…One of the many challenges beekeepers face is minimizing honey bee colony losses during winter. This can be especially challenging to beekeepers in extreme northerly climates. …”
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Growth Dynamics of Lithuanian Blackface Lambs: Role of Crossbreeding with German Blackheaded Mutton Rams, Sex and Seasonality by Rūta Šveistienė, Violeta Razmaitė

“…Most lambings occurred in winter (71.4%). Male lambs were heavier than females at eight months (3.45 kg difference, <i>p</i> < 0.010). …”
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Research progress on the impact of climate change on wheat production in China by Yu-chen Fan, Ya-qi Yuan, Ya-chao Yuan, Wen-jing Duan, Zhi-qiang Gao

“…Climate change has also led to an increase in yields in the Northeast spring wheat region, the Northern spring wheat region, the Northwest spring wheat region, and the North China winter wheat region, and a decrease in yields in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River winter wheat region, the Southwest winter wheat region, and the South China winter wheat region. …”
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A stretched polar vortex increased mid-latitude climate variability during the Last Glacial Maximum by Y. Zhang, H. Renssen, H. Seppä, Z. Li, X. Li

“…<p>The Arctic stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) is a key driver of winter weather and has been found to modify winter climate variability and its predictability in Eurasia and North America on inter-annual and decadal timescales. …”
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Spatial Distribution of the Probability of Satisfying the Chill Requirements of Pistachio in Iran Using ERA5-Land Reanalysis Data by Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei, Saeedeh Kouzegaran, Mansoureh Kouhi, Hossein Hokmabadi, Mohsen Eslami

“…Pistachio trees require winter chilling to overcome their dormancy and initiate fruiting. …”
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Environmental safety of soils in conditions of intensive agricultural land use by A. N. Nekos, O. I. Khripko, O. O. Bolotova

“…A significant decrease in the content of mobile forms of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in chernozems typical of intensive cultivation of oil crops (sunflower and winter rapeseed) compared to winter wheat was established. …”
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Quantifying Thermal Discharges from Nuclear Power Plants: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Environmental Function Zones by Xiang Wang, Xiu Su, Lin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Qinghui Meng, Jin Xu

“…In winter, the 4 °C temperature rise area exceeded the designated environmental functional zone boundary in some instances. …”
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RAISE OF HIGH FROST-RESISTANT AGROPYRON–TRITICUM HYBRIDS by E. P. Razmakhnin, T. M. Razmakhnina, V. E. Kozlov, E. I. Gordeeva, N. P. Goncharov, G. Y. Galitsyn, S. G. Veprev, V. M. Chekurov

“…One way of obtaining high-frost-resistant varieties of winter wheat is a wide hybridization with wild relatives, in particular, certain species of wheatgrass. …”
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Comparison of Hybrid Rye and Wheat for Grain Yield and Other Agronomic Traits Under Less Favourable Environmental Conditions and Two Input Levels by Thomas Miedaner, Sophie Lauenstein, Bärbel Lieberherr

“…To test whether hybrid rye is competitive with winter wheat, a trial was conducted with 10 hybrid rye and 20 wheat varieties of all quality levels. …”
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Water Quality Assessment of Groundwater Resources in Nagpur Region (India) Based on WQI by P. N. Rajankar, S. R. Gulhane, D. H. Tambekar, D. S. Ramteke, S. R. Wate

“…Twenty two different sites were selected in post monsoon, winter and summer season. And water quality index was calculated using water quality index calculator given by National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) information system. …”
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Solar Activity and Svalbard Temperatures by Jan-Erik Solheim, Kjell Stordahl, Ole Humlum

“…These models show that 60 per cent of the annual and winter temperature variations are explained by solar activity. …”
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Influence of Pre- and Postharvest Summer Pruning on the Growth, Yield, Fruit Quality, and Carbohydrate Content of Early Season Peach Cultivars by Ali Ikinci

“…Winter and summer pruning are widely applied processes in all fruit trees, including in peach orchard management. …”
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Seasonality of Freeze Tolerance in a Subarctic Population of the Wood Frog, Rana sylvatica by Jon P. Costanzo, M. Clara F. do Amaral, Andrew J. Rosendale, Richard E. Lee

“…We compared physiological characteristics and responses to experimental freezing and thawing in winter and spring samples of the wood frog, Rana sylvatica, indigenous to Interior Alaska, USA. …”
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Climatology of Total Cloudiness in the Arctic: An Intercomparison of Observations and Reanalyses by Alexander Chernokulsky, Igor I. Mokhov

“…Different observations for total cloud fraction are in a better agreement in summer than in winter and over the ocean than over land. An interannual variability is higher in winter than in summer according to all observations. …”
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Spatio-temporal trend and change detection of temperature and precipitation of Kashafroud basin by Amenh Khosravi, Mahmood Azari

“…Precipitation of the basin in the winter decreased. There was an increasing trend in the Southern half of the basin in autumn. …”
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Análise integrada da vulnerabilidade à diarreia aguda em Curitiba by Elaiz Aparecida Mensch Buffon, Francisco de Assis Mendonça

“…The main results show: 1) the number of cases expressed strong seasonality (decrease in winter and increase in summer transition to autumn and winter to spring); 2) The distribution of cases shows a strong spatial segregation, ie the most vulnerable areas reveal serious problems as the basic infrastructure (water and sewage) and living conditions (illegal occupation).…”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…We demonstrate that colder late winter and spring seasons were linked to higher mortality levels, not only for the same year but also for the following year. …”
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Effects of Root Cooling on Plant Growth and Fruit Quality of Cocktail Tomato during Two Consecutive Seasons by F. He, B. Thiele, M. Watt, T. Kraska, A. Ulbrich, A. J. Kuhn

“…A root temperature of 10°C was controlled independently from air temperature (18–23°C in winter and 21–29°C in summer) by circulating cooling water. …”
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Priority trends and prospects of blackberry breeding in conditions of Central Russia by L. A. Gruner, B. B. Kornilov

“…However, insufficient frost and winter hardiness of the bulk of the cultivars of this culture cause certain difficulties when growing it in the areas with cold winters to which the Central zone of Russia belongs. …”
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