Table 1.
Meteorological parameters for the growing season (April–October) and the ripening period (August–September) in the study area (2011 and 2012).
| Year | Mean Temperature ( °C) | Average Maximum Temperature ( °C) | Average Minimum Temperature ( °C) | Growing Degree Days ( °C) | Sunlight Duration (h) | Rain (mm) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | Aug-Sep | Apr-Oct | Year | |
| 2011 | 22.1 | 20.3 | 8.2 | 28.7 | 26.8 | 13.6 | 16.1 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 740.9 | 2290.6 | 2290.6 | 627.4 | 2173.7 | 2899.0 | 41.2 | 180.1 | 217.8 |
| 2012 | 22.3 | 20.8 | 8.8 | 29.2 | 27.4 | 13.9 | 16.1 | 14.7 | 3.1 | 752.9 | 2356.2 | 2367.2 | 647.3 | 2235.8 | 3102.0 | 29.0 | 103.6 | 179.8 |