Mapping of Maize Growing Period over the Free State Province of South Africa: Heat Units Approach

Temperature is one of the important environmental parameters that determines the development of a crop from one stage to another. It is integral in the calculation of heat units. In this study, the thermal index concept is used to determine the length of the growing period of short season, medium se...

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Main Author: Mokhele Edmond Moeletsi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-01-01
Series:Advances in Meteorology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/7164068
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