Table 6 Mean daily air temperature, solar radiation, and precipitation at crop phenological growth stages in the 2016–2017 and 2017–2018 crop seasons.

From: Barley Yield Response to Nitrogen Application under Different Weather Conditions

Sowing date

Nitrogen

rate

Daily air temperature

Daily solar radiation

Daily precipitation

Tillering

Stem elongation

Ripening§

Tillering

Stem elongation

Ripening

Tillering

Stem elongation

Ripening

 

(g m−2 N)

(°C)

(MJ m−2 d−1)

(mm d−1)

2016–2017 crop season

Early

0

9.7

(+1.1)

6.4

(−0.3)

13.8(+0.4)

8.0

(−0.1)

12.1

(+1.7)

15.1(−0.2)

3.0

(+1.2)

1.3

(−1.2)

1.9(−2.5)

3

14.0(+0.4)

15.2(−0.1)

1.9(−2.6)

6

14.3(+0.6)

15.3(−0.1)

1.8(−2.7)

Normal

0

7.1

(+0.5)

8.4

(−0.7)

16.5(+1.0)

9.1

(+0.7)

13.4

(+0.9)

16.0(−0.3)

2.0

(+0.2)

1.5

(−2.0)

1.9(−3.2)

3

16.5(+0.9)

15.7(−0.6)

3.1(−2.0)

6

16.6(+0.9)

15.9(−0.4)

3.1(−2.0)

Late

0

6.8

(+0.5)

9.9

(−0.8)

17.8(+1.1)

9.9

(+0.9)

13.8

(−0.1)

16.7(+0.1)

1.9

(−0.1)

1.7

(−2.1)

3.0(−2.5)

3

17.9(+1.1)

16.9(+0.2)

2.9(−2.6)

6

17.9(+1.1)

17.2(+0.5)

2.9(−2.7)

2017–2018 crop season

Early

0

6.5

(−1.5)

7.3

(−0.6)

16.4(+1.8)

8.2

(0.0)

11.1

(−0.6)

18.5(+2.6)

1.1

(−0.8)

5.3

(+2.3)

4.3(−0.3)

3

16.4(+1.7)

18.7(+2.7)

4.2(−0.5)

6

16.4(+1.7)

18.7(+2.7)

4.2(−0.5)

Normal

0

5.4

(−1.4)

12.4

(+1.8)

17.0(+0.7)

8.8

(−0.1)

15.7

(+1.9)

17.2(+0.6)

2.2

(+0.1)

4.3

(+0.6)

6.9(+1.6)

3

17.2(+0.8)

17.4(+0.8)

6.8(+1.4)

6

17.3(+0.8)

17.4(+0.8)

6.6(+1.2)

Late

0

5.3

(−1.3)

13.5

(+1.9)

18.2(+1.1)

9.4

(0.0)

15.8

(+1.4)

17.4(+0.6)

2.6

(+0.5)

4.0

(0.0)

7.3(+1.6)

3

18.2(+1.0)

17.5(+0.7)

7.1(+1.4)

6

18.3(+1.0)

17.8(+0.9)

6.9(+1.2)

  1. Duration from sowing to jointing. Duration from jointing to heading. §Duration from heading to maturity. Value in parenthesis indicate difference from 30-yr average.