frost and its effect on plants
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Frost and its effect on plants. By: Faizha Khan . Fact 1 . What Is Frost? * Frost which usually appears on plants or grass are small ice crystals on exposed objects. Fact 2 . Dangers * Unseasonable killing frost is a serious hazard to farmers and fruit growers. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Frostand its effect on plants
By: Faizha Khan
Fact 1 What Is Frost? * Frost which usually appears on
plants or grass are small ice crystals on exposed objects.
Fact 2 Dangers* Unseasonable killing frost is
a serious hazard to farmers and fruit growers.
Fact 3 When does Frost occur?* Frost Occurs on clear, windless
nights when the layer of air next to the ground contains moisture.
Fact 4 How does it effect plants?
* Frost kills plants by freezing their fluids.
Fact 5 Black Frost?*Black Frost is another term for
intense cold that blackens and kills vegetation—no actual frost is involved.
Fact 6 Protection of plants?*Fruit growers protect their orchards
by burning fires, or by placing heaters at intervals to raise the air’s heat.
Fact 7 Resistance *The more moist your plants are the more frost
resistant they are.
Fact 8 Hoar Frost’s formation *Hoar frost might form as liquid dew that has
subsequently frozen with a drop in temperature which is known as silver frost or white frost. This kind of frost is dangerous for many plants.
Fact 9 What kind of plants suffer the
most?* Plants that usually suffer the most are the
species that have originated from Asian cultures such as bamboo.
Fact 10 When should farmers start to
protect their plants?• Frost usually occurs during the transition of
Winter and Spring so that would be the best time for farmers to protect their plants from frost.
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