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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > CLIMATE INDICATORS > ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS > TEMPERATURE INDICES > GROWING DEGREE DAYS

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GROWING DEGREE DAYS  

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  • a heuristic tool in phenology. GDD are a measure of heat accumulation used by horticulturists, gardeners, and farmers to predict plant and pest development rates such as the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. (en)

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  • 2012-06-26 10:20:16.0 [gee-cee] Insert Concept add broader relation (GROWING DEGREE DAYS [6d808909-ce04-4401-a883-aff4d723d025,39797] - TEMPERATURE INDICES [e8580cbb-701a-4ab1-a40f-5fae4ae1ea24,39791]);
  • 2012-07-09 15:03:17.0 [mpmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: a heuristic tool in phenology. GDD are a measure of heat accumulation used by horticulturists, gardeners, and farmers to predict plant and pest development rates such as the date that a flower will bloom or a crop reach maturity. language code: en);

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