Table 1: Climatic data of the experimental site during both studied growing seasons.
Season |
Variable |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
2014 |
Tmax (0C) |
28.4 |
30.6 |
34.3 |
36.7 |
37.3 |
32.8 |
28.0 |
Tmin (0C) |
10.4 |
14.2 |
17.3 |
18.7 |
19.8 |
17.7 |
12.3 |
Taverage (0C) |
20.0 |
22.5 |
26.4 |
29.3 |
27.2 |
24.5 |
20.0 |
RH (%) |
60.0 |
59.0 |
56.0 |
65.0 |
65.0 |
67.6 |
72.0 |
Rainfall (mm) |
0.0 |
26.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
12.2 |
2015 |
Tmax (0C) |
23.1 |
31.7 |
30.8 |
38.3 |
38.7 |
35.6 |
29.7 |
Tmin (0C) |
9.0 |
14.2 |
16.4 |
19.3 |
20.8 |
19.4 |
14.9 |
Taverage (0C) |
17.6 |
24.6 |
25.8 |
28.5 |
29.7 |
28.3 |
22.3 |
RH (%) |
67.0 |
66.0 |
69.0 |
62.0 |
59.0 |
56.0 |
72.0 |
Rainfall (mm) |
11.8 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
Tmax: maximum temperature, Tmin: minimum temperature, Taverage: average temperature, RH: relative air humidity.