Management Problem Gallery

Fall and Winter Cold Damage
Image courtesy of Becky Carroll, Oklahoma State University

Management Problem

Name: Frost Injury

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Source: When temperatures dip below freezing for a significant period of time, usually in the spring or fall.

Description: Actively growing green tissues may be destroyed. Buds may be damaged if sufficiently cold. Green tissue will shrivel and turn brown. Shoots generally emerge from secondary buds to compensate for injury in spring. Shucks may be damaged and rendered unmarketable when early frosts occur in the fall.