Frost protection
Anti-frost protection constitutes an integral component of deciduous plant cultivation in numerous regions throughout the world.
Irrigation is a popular method of frost/freeze protection. Crop heat loss is replaced by the heat released as the applied water changes to ice. Specifically, as 1 gram of water freezes, 80 calories of heat energy are released. As long as ice is being formed, this latent heat of fusion will provide heat.
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