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"Killing Frost"
Keywords:
frost
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melons
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crops
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cabbage
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enough
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Frigid
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Icy
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Frozen
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Freezing
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Tender
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Hoar frost
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Frost
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Frosty
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Freeze-dried
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Chilling
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Defrost
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Thaw
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Freeze
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Hoarfrost
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Freeze
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Freeze-drying
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Ice
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Hardy
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Tropical climate
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Freezing rain
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Frost line
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Cryoprotectant
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Periglacial
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Temperate climate
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Surface hoar
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Freeze drying
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Frost action
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Depth hoar
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Freezing precipitation
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Aestivate
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Desert climate
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Rime
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Arid climate
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Estivation
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Temperate
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Frostbite
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Freeze
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Active layer
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Freezing drizzle
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Aestivation
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Marine climate
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Winterize
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Arctic air
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Permafrost
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Overwinter
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Ice fog
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Ice storm
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Pingo
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Cold
A killing frost is a frost of -2 °C or greater.
agric.gov.ab.ca
a frost severe enough to end the growing season
en.mimi.hu
a frost severe enough to damage crops, usually when the air temperature falls below -2 C.
members.tripod.com
A frost severe enough to damage or kill crops. Different crops have different frost thresholds. ie. Killing frost for melons is 0°C; killing frost for cabbage is -3°C. Compare with chilling
usask.ca
See frost.
amsglossary.allenpress.com
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