Table 2.
Ecological factor ranges of C. sativus L
| Biologically meaningful variables | Biological range | Biological mean | Biological Std Dev |
|---|---|---|---|
| BIO1 = annual mean temperature/°C | 2.8–26.3 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
| BIO2 = mean diurnal range (mean of monthly)/°C | 5.6–16.7 | 11.3 | 2.8 |
| BIO3 = isothermality (BIO2/BIO7) (*100)/°C | 2.6–4.2 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| BIO4 = temperature seasonality (standard deviation * 100) | 405.5–973.9 | 688.1 | 129.8 |
| BIO5 = max temperature of warmest month/°C | 15.9–42.7 | 30.2 | 6.0 |
| BIO6 = min temperature of coldest month/°C | − 13.7–9.5 | -6.0 | 4.5 |
| BIO7 = temperature annual range (BIO5–BIO6)/°C | 16.6–42.8 | 30.1 | 6.0 |
| BIO8 = mean temperature of wettest quarter/°C | − 2.9–21.4 | 11.5 | 5.4 |
| BIO9 = mean temperature of driest quarter/°C | 0.8–34.3 | 19.5 | 8.8 |
| BIO10 = mean temperature of warmest quarter/°C | 11.1–35.3 | 22.4 | 5.0 |
| BIO11 = mean temperature of coldest quarter/°C | 2.8–26.3 | 13.5 | 4.5 |
| BIO12 = annual precipitation/mm | 58–1400 | 502.8 | 299.7 |
| BIO13 = precipitation of wettest month/mm | 13–226 | 67.2 | 32.6 |
| BIO14 = precipitation of driest month/mm | 0–93 | 19.2 | 22.8 |
| BIO15 = precipitation seasonality (coefficient of variation) | 8–124 | 47.5 | 28.5 |
| BIO16 = precipitation of wettest quarter/mm | 35–621 | 180.0 | 93.6 |
| BIO17 = precipitation of driest quarter/mm | 0–306 | 71.6 | 73.4 |
| BIO18 = precipitation of warmest quarter/mm | 0–321 | 86.5 | 86.1 |
| BIO19 = precipitation of coldest quarter/mm | 27–621 | 144.2 | 91.0 |
| BIO20 = solar radiation/kJ m−2 day−1 (by calculation) | 8628.6–19,770.5 | 15,603.9 | 2610.0 |
| BIO21 = water vapor pressure/kPa (by calculation) | 0.4–1.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 |