Temperature sum models in plant spring phenology studies: two commonly used methods have different fields of application

Rui Zhang; Fucheng Wang; Jinbin Zheng; Lei Chen; Heikki Hänninen; Jiasheng Wu

doi:10.1093/jxb/erae363

Temperature sum models in plant spring phenology studies: two commonly used methods have different fields of application

J Exp Bot. 2024 Oct 16;75(19):6011-6016. doi: 10.1093/jxb/erae363.

Authors

Rui Zhang^{1

2}, Fucheng Wang^{1

2}, Jinbin Zheng^{1

2}, Lei Chen³, Heikki Hänninen^{1

2}, Jiasheng Wu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou 311300, China.
² Key Laboratory of Modern Silvicultural Technology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 311300, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Bio-Resource and Eco-Environment of Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Keywords: Growing degree day; growing degree hour; heat requirement; model realism; process-based phenology models; spring phenology; temperature sum; threshold temperature.

MeSH terms

Models, Biological
Plant Development
Plants
Seasons*
Temperature*

MeSH terms

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