S. Malchev, S. Savchovska* Fruit Growing Institute – Plovdiv, 12 Ostromila Str., 4004 Plovdiv, Bulgaria (Manuscript received 31 August 2020; accepted for publication 16 October 2020) Abstract. The periods with continuous freezing air temperatures reported during the spring of 2020 (13

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