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Chill Hours [2.0]

How to create a chill hours data stream.

Travis Bates
Updated by Travis Bates
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Chill Hours calculates the number of effective chill for dormancy and bud development. Understanding and accurately calculating chill hours is crucial for fruit growers to ensure their trees meet the chilling requirements necessary for healthy growth and fruit production. The default values for Chill Hours are a minimum temperature of 0 °C and a maximum temperature of 7.2 °C.

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Chill hours can be calculated from any temperature measurement.

  • ATMOS 41
  • ATMOS 41W
  • ATMOS 14
  • VP-4
  • VP-3
  • ECT
New Chill Hours

  • On the     Data page, select    New Data.
  • Select Chill Accumulation as the type.
  • Select one or more temperature data sources.
  • Edit the data stream color.
  • Edit the data stream name.
  • The default minimum and maximum temperatures are 0 °C / 7.2 °C, or (32 °F / 46 °F).
  • Select the temperature defaults to edit the values, or to change the model type to "Chill Portions (Utah Model)."
  • Select Create to finish.
  • The new data stream(s) will now be in your data list.

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