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A knowledge of the microclimate of the air is employed in the protection of plants from the cold. This is demonstrated in Chapter 4.
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Businger, J.A., Crawford, T.V., Hendershott, C.H. (1965). Protection from the Cold. In: Agricultural Meteorology. Meteorological Monographs, vol 6. American Meteorological Society, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-940033-58-7_4
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