Table 1 Mean seasonal air and soil temperatures, total precipitation, and amount of irrigation water in the 2013 and 2014 rice growing seasons.
Rice season | Treatments | Mean seasonal air temperature (°C) | Mean seasonal soil temperature (°C) | Seasonal total precipitation (mm) | Precipitation from June to September (mm) | Amount of irrigation (mm) | Water input from June to September (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 (‘warm and dry’) | NA100% | 26.7 | 27.8 | 492.1 | 271.8 | 611.7 | 883.5 |
NA70% | 26.7 | 27.7 | 492.1 | 271.8 | 428.3 | 700.1 | |
NA30% | 26.7 | 28.0 | 492.1 | 271.8 | 185.0 | 456.8 | |
2014 (normal) | NA100% | 24.4 | 24.7 | 762.7 | 762.7 | 116.7 | 879.4 |
NA70% | 24.4 | 24.7 | 762.7 | 762.7 | 81.7 | 844.4 | |
NA30% | 24.4 | 24.8 | 762.7 | 762.7 | 35.0 | 797.7 |