Table 6 Average climatic conditions the three locations during the experiments.
Locations | Parameters | AUG | SEPT | OCT | NOV | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OSUN (BOWEN) | Min temperature (°C) | 23.3 | 23.4 | 17 | 23.6 | 25.6 |
Average temperature | 25.2 | 25.7 | 25.9 | 27.7 | 27.7 | |
Max temperature (°C) | 26.9 | 27.5 | 27.7 | 29.9 | 29.5 | |
Average humidity (%) | 80 | 81 | 86 | 76 | 65 | |
Average rainfall (mm) | 200.4 | 224.6 | 164.1 | 44.4 | 11.7 | |
OYO (IBADAN) | Min temperature (°C) | 22.8 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 24.8 | 27.5 |
Average temperature | 25.8 | 26.4 | 27.0 | 28.6 | 29.5 | |
Max temperature (°C) | 28.4 | 28.0 | 29.2 | 30.7 | 30.9 | |
Average humidity (%) | 89 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 62 | |
Average rainfall (mm) | 226.5 | 235.4 | 169.3 | 39.8 | 7.3 | |
OGUN (ODEDA) | Min temperature (°C) | 24.3 | 23.9 | 24.4 | 23.3 | 25.6 |
Average temperature | 25.7 | 26.1 | 26.9 | 27.5 | 28.1 | |
Max temperature (°C) | 27.0 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 29.4 | 30.0 | |
Average humidity (%) | 89 | 88 | 87 | 86 | 74 | |
Average rainfall (mm) | 242.1 | 254.2 | 139.2 | 32.9 | 4.45 |