Table 1 Summary of statistically significant maize yield responses (P < 0.1) for a one unit increase in monthly cumulative precipitation and maximum temperature.
From: Climate Change and ENSO Effects on Southeastern US Climate Patterns and Maize Yield
Region-Location | Maximum Temperature | Cumulative Precipitation | ||||||||||||
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March | April | May | June | July | August | September | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | |
kg ha −1 o C −1 | kg ha −1 mm −1 | |||||||||||||
North-Belle Mina | — | 599.5 | — | −1262.4 | — | — | −1089.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North-Blairsville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Central-Prattville | — | — | — | −735.6 | — | — | 608.9 | — | — | 14.1 | 8.7 | 15.4 | — | — |
Southcentral-Tifton | 268.4 | — | — | — | −523.5 | — | — | 8.0 | — | 18.7 | 14.5 | −22.1 | — | — |
South-Fairhope | −759.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −13.7 | — | — | — | −10.9 | — |
Southeastern U.S. average | — | — | — | −610.4 | −644.4 | — | — | — | −9.2 | — | 6.3 | — | — | — |