Table 1 Average climate data over the season for both rain covered (RC) and netted (NET) blocks.
Temp (Celsius) | Max temp (Celsius) | Ave RH (%) | Min RH (%) | Solar radiation (MJ/m2/day) | Ave wind speed (m/s) | Ave VPD (kPa) | ETo (mm/day) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | RC | NET | |
Nov | 12.9 | 12.3 | 20.6 | 19.2 | 73 | 72.5 | 52.6 | 49.2 | 14.7 | 15.7 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.11 | 1.11 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Dec | 14.9 | 14.2 | 23.5 | 22.2 | 74.7 | 72.9 | 54.0 | 48.7 | 15.5 | 18.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.39 | 1.53 | 2.9 | 3.5 |
Jan | 16.9 | 16.2 | 25.6 | 24.1 | 73 | 73.2 | 52.0 | 48.6 | 13.9 | 14.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.67 | 1.67 | 2.8 | 3.3 |
Feb | 15.1 | 14.1 | 23.6 | 21.1 | 78.3 | 79.8 | 57.9 | 56.4 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.22 | 1.12 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Mar | 13.5 | 12.8 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 81.4 | 82.8 | 60.4 | 56.8 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.01 | 1.06 | 1.6 | 1.9 |