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Shane Phillips
Dr Shane Phillips is Head Chemist / Head of R&D at BioCentral Laboratories, a South Australian agricultural chemistry company.
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Oct 1, 2026
28. Chill accumulation in cherry with Dr Shane Phillips
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3:32JessHOST
Before we jump into that though, chill accumulation for anyone who is not aware what it is, what exactly is it and why is it so important for cherry production?
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3:44Shane PhillipsGUEST
Cherries need a resting phase and I've always found if I started getting chill at the end of April, I had a good season.
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3:57Shane PhillipsGUEST
And then historically, for me in our area, it was around about the 15th to the 18th of May is the historical time when chill would start.
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4:14Shane PhillipsGUEST
There's three main ways of monitoring and it's, you've got the Utah, you've got your portions and you've got the dynamic model as well.
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20:11JessHOST
So in your neck of the woods, Shane, what areas of chill accumulation research are you guys working on and you think in the future will still require some more investigation? What's the really key critical areas that you guys are working on?