Table 1.
Monthly maximum, minimum, and mean temperature, and monthly rainfall at the two experimental sites in central Chile during the trial (May 2012–January 2013).
| Cauquenes | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp. (°C) | Max. | 18.1 | 14.1 | 15.8 | 14.7 | 19.6 | 19.9 | 25.7 | 24.6 | 30.8 |
| Min. | 5.3 | 5.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 12.5 | |
| Mean | 11.7 | 10.0 | 11.6 | 11.3 | 15.0 | 12.8 | 16.8 | 17.0 | 21.2 | |
| Rainfall (mm) | 10.0 | 9.0 | 14.0 | 22.8 | 3.0 | 24.5 | 69.6 | 29.7 | 0.0 | |
| Santa Rosa | May | Jun. | Jul. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | |
| Temp. (°C) | Max. | 16.2 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 18.2 | 18.9 | 24.2 | 23.1 | 30.0 |
| Min. | 4.4 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 11.1 | |
| Mean | 9.8 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 19.9 | |
| Rainfall (mm) | 90.0 | 186.9 | 52.5 | 139.3 | 12.7 | 48.0 | 59.2 | 109.6 | 1.2 |