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  2. Cold hardening - Wikipedia

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    Non-diapausing insects can sustain brief temperature shocks but often have a limit to what they can handle before the body can no longer produce enough cryoprotective components. The common fruit fly. In addition to improving insects' survival during cold temperatures, cold hardening also improves the organism's performance. [9]

  3. Chilling requirement - Wikipedia

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    The chilling requirement of a fruit is the minimum period of cold weather after which a fruit-bearing tree will blossom productively. It is often expressed in chill hours, which can be calculated in different ways, all of which essentially involve adding up the total amount of time in a winter spent at certain temperatures. [1] [2]

  4. Insect winter ecology - Wikipedia

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    In temperate regions of the northern hemisphere where cold temperatures are expected seasonally and are usually for long periods of time, the main strategy is freeze avoidance. In temperate regions of the southern hemisphere, where seasonal cold temperatures are not as extreme or long lasting, freeze tolerance is more common. [ 2 ]

  5. How to Store Mangoes the Right Way - AOL

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  6. Mangifera caesia - Wikipedia

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    Mangifera caesia is a species of flowering plant in the cashew family, Anacardiaceae.Known in English as jack or white mango, among other names.It belongs to the same genus as the mango and is widely cultivated in areas of Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines.

  7. Hardiness (plants) - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] Some bulbs – such as tulips – need cold winters to bloom, while others – such as freesia – can survive a freezing winter. [citation needed] Many domestic plants are assigned a hardiness zone that specifies the climates in which they can survive. Winter gardens are dependent upon the cultivation of winter-hardy plants.

  8. Electric cars in winter: How cold weather affects EV range ...

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    Annual tests conducted in sub-zero winter weather by Norges Automobil-Forbund – the Norwegian Automobile Federation – have found how EV range can fall by between four and 30 per cent, and that ...

  9. 109 Times People Were Doing Something Very Wrong For Years - AOL

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    Image credits: milwbrewsox #7. My wife and I have this ceiling fan/light in our bedroom in the house we moved into two years ago. It has a remote control for the fan and lights.