Chilling Accumulation: its Importance and Estimation
David H. Byrne and Terry Bacon, Dept. Of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University

• Chilling References provided by Kitren Glozer (pdf)
  Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis (2 pp) 
• Evaluation of chill models from historical rest-breaking spray experiments on 'Bing' Sweet Cherry (pdf)
  Steve Southwick, Zaheer Khan and Kitren Glozer (13 pp) 2005
• Rest-Breaking Alternatives for Sweet Cherry and an Update on Chill Accumulation (pdf)
  Kitren Glozer, Dept. of Plant Sciences, UC Davis (2 pp) 2006
• Action Program for Dormex Application on Peaches
  Arlie A. Powell, Auburn University 1999
• Chill Hours Revisitied
  Ohio State University Extension
• The Effects of Dormex on Replacing Lack of Chilling in Kiwifruit
  Arlie A. Powell, Auburn University 1997
• Winter Chilling Requirement
  ANR-53-D, Revised March 2002. Arlie Powell, William Dozier, David Williams and David Himelrick, Auburn University

The following links, outside the UC domain, list fruit and nut varieties and their chilling requirements. You will need to contact them to learn which method of calculation they used to determine chilling requirements. No endorsement is intended of products, services, or information, nor is criticism implied of similar sites that are not mentioned:

Dave Wilson Nursery, Sierra Gold Nursery, California Rare Fruit Growers: Stone Fruit Varieties for Milder Climates

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