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Which physiological phenomenon in certain temperate fruit crops, such as apple and peach, refers to the requirement for exposure to a minimum period of low temperature during winter dormancy before the plant can resume normal vegetative growth and flowering in spring, with insufficient exposure leading to erratic flowering?
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