title: A collection of European sweet cherry phenology data for assessing climate change.
abstract: Professional and scientific networks built around the production of sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) led to the collection of phenology data for a wide range of cultivars grown in experimental sites characterized by highly contrasted climatic conditions. We present a dataset of flowering and maturity dates, recorded each year for one tree when available, or the average of several trees for each cultivar, over a period of 37 years (1978-2015). Such a dataset is extremely valuable for characterizing the phenological response to climate change, and the plasticity of the different cultivars' behaviour under different environmental conditions. In addition, this dataset will support the development of predictive models for sweet cherry phenology exploitable at the continental scale, and will help anticipate breeding strategies in order to maintain and improve sweet cherry production in Europe.
authors.affiliation: UMR 1332 BFP, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon 33140, France.
authors.forename: Bénédicte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wenden
authors.affiliation: UMR 1332 BFP, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon 33140, France.
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Campoy
authors.affiliation: NIAB EMR, East Malling, ME19 6BJ, UK.
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lecourt
authors.affiliation: IMIDA, Murcia Institute of Agri-Food Research and Development, Murcia 30150, Spain.
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: López Ortega
authors.affiliation: INRES-Horticultural Science, University of Bonn, 53121 Bonn, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanke
authors.affiliation: Fruit Research Institute (FRI), Čačak 32000, Republic of Serbia.
authors.forename: Sanja
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Radičević
authors.affiliation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Division of Viticulture and Pomology, Vienna 1180, Austria.
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schüller
authors.affiliation: University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Division of Viticulture and Pomology, Vienna 1180, Austria.
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Spornberger
authors.affiliation: Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil Research Station ACW, 1964 Conthey, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Danilo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Christen
authors.affiliation: Walloon Agricultural Research Center (CRA-W), Gembloux 5030, Belgium.
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Magein
authors.affiliation: CREA, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Fruit Tree Research Unit of Forlì, Forlì 47121, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Giovannini
authors.affiliation: Scientific and Technological Research Center of Extremadura (CICYTEX), Guadajira (Badajoz) 06187, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campillo
authors.affiliation: Fruit Growing Institute-Plovdiv, Plovdiv 4004, Bulgaria.
authors.forename: Svetoslav
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Malchev
authors.affiliation: IRTA, Experimental Station of Lleida, Lleida 25003, Spain.
authors.forename: José Miguel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Peris
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research-NIBIO Ullensvang, Lofthus N-5781, Norway.
authors.forename: Mekjell
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Meland
authors.affiliation: Fruit Research Center Jork, Jork D-21635, Germany.
authors.forename: Rolf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stehr
authors.affiliation: Ctifl, 751 chemin de Balandran, Bellegarde 30127, France.
authors.forename: Gérard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Charlot
authors.affiliation: UMR 1332 BFP, INRA, Univ. Bordeaux, Villenave d'Ornon 33140, France.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quero-García
mesh_terms: D001947:Breeding; D057231:Climate Change; D000069599:Crop Production; D005060:Europe; D035264:Flowers / Q000254:growth & development*; D051639:Gardening; D008954:Models, Biological; D000068220:Prunus avium / Q000254:growth & development*