chilling requirement

The period of cold required to break dormancy, traditionally achieved in Britain by about the New Year. Insufficient chilling adversely affects growth …

climate change (effects on plants),
dormancy, dormant,
global warming,
phenology,
quiescent,
temperate,
vernalized

This definition is abridged from A – Z of tree terms: A companion to British arboriculture.
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