The latest MARS crop monitoring in Europe bulletin, published today, finds that hardening of winter cereals is delayed in much of Europe, which could leave them vulnerable to frost damage.
Hardening is the bio-physiological process whereby winter cereals gain low-temperature tolerance to withstand freezing conditions that occur during the winter dormancy period. Our model simulations indicate weak frost tolerance in most of the EU, except for some parts of Finland, Sweden and the Baltic States.
Further information: Delayed hardening of crops in large parts of Europe