MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio fruit growers are holding onto
hope that this snowy, often brutally cold winter hasn’t ruined all of
their crops.
The president of the Ohio Fruit Growers Marketing Association, Bill Dodd, tells the Mansfield News
Journal (http://ohne.ws/N5yxut ) that growers
are sure there’s been damage and can only wait for spring to determine the extent of it.
Growers
used microscopes to analyze sample cuttings from their crops at a
meeting last week, and very few of the plants appeared to still be
alive.
Dave Riedel of Galion says farmers must wait to see whether
the deep freezes have zapped just the crops or the plants themselves.
The
effects may vary by fruit. Dodd says apple trees, for example, tend to
be more resilient in the cold, while peaches are more sensitive.
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MANSFIELD, Ohio (AP) — Ohio fruit growers are holding onto
hope that this snowy, often brutally cold winter hasn’t ruined all of
their crops.
The president of the Ohio Fruit Growers Marketing Association, Bill Dodd, tells the Mansfield News
Journal (http://ohne.ws/N5yxut ) that growers
are sure there’s been damage and can only wait for spring to determine the extent of it.
Growers
used microscopes to analyze sample cuttings from their crops at a
meeting last week, and very few of the plants appeared to still be
alive.
Dave Riedel of Galion says farmers must wait to see whether
the deep freezes have zapped just the crops or the plants themselves.
The
effects may vary by fruit. Dodd says apple trees, for example, tend to
be more resilient in the cold, while peaches are more sensitive.
___
Information from: News Journal, http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com

Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.