The weather center warns of possible damage to stone fruit orchards due to severe frosts in winter, in Russia

Published 2023년 3월 30일

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The Hydrometeorological Center of Russia has raised concerns about potential damage to stone fruit gardens, including apricots and cherries, due to severe winter frosts across several regions. Lidia Tarasova, a senior researcher at the center, warned that the minus 20-degree isotherm passes through the Southern Federal District, putting stone fruit crops at risk. The Volgograd and Rostov regions, known for their apricot plantations, are particularly vulnerable, as are cherry fruit buds in more northern regions where temperatures have dropped significantly.

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The Hydrometeorological Center does not rule out the possibility that stone fruit gardens, primarily apricots and cherries, were damaged due to severe frosts in winter in a number of regions of Russia. This was told by Lidia Tarasova, senior researcher at the department of agrometeorological forecasts of the Hydrometeorological Center during her speech at the conference "Russian crop production". "The isotherm of minus 20 degrees goes right along the border of the Southern Federal District. There is a possibility of freezing of stone fruit crops here," the representative of the institution noted. First of all, due to unfavorable weather conditions, apricot plantations in the ...

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