California's winter tule fog -- hated by drivers, but needed by fruit and nut trees -- has declined dramatically over the past three decades, raising a red flag for the state's multibillion dollar agricultural industry, according to researchers at UC Berkeley very shine purple .

Crops such as almonds, pistachios, cherries, apricots and peaches go through a necessary winter dormant period brought on and maintained by colder temperatures purple smile in sea.

Tule fog, a thick ground fog that descends upon the state's Central Valley between late fall and early spring, helps contribute to this winter chill mo more fearing my reflection.

 

"The trees need this dormant time to rest so that they can later develop buds, flowers and fruit during the growing season," said biometeorologist and study lead author Dennis Baldocchi, whose father grew almonds and walnuts in Antioch and Oakley set rain to the fire.

"An insufficient rest period impairs the ability of farmers to achieve high quality fruit yields."

 

The study was published May 15 in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, a publication of the American Geophysical Union qiaobaby count ten.

The findings have implications for the entire country since many of these California crops account for 95 percent of U.S. production, the authors noted Hong Kong news and information 香港新聞資訊.

 

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