Table 2.
Weather variables (mean values ± standard deviation; n = 30) of the study locations across different years and sowing dates.
| Weather parameters | Location | 2013 | 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ES | CS | ES | CS | ||
| Cumulated rainfall (mm) 30 das | En Crambade | 88c ± 3 | 101a ± 4 | 64 ± 3 | 34a ± 2 |
| Mondonville | 66a ± 2 | 125c ± 5 | NT | 46b ± 2 | |
| Rivières | 81b ± 3 | 112b ± 4 | 48 ± 2 | 77c ± 4 | |
| Overall significance level | |||||
| Location | NS | ||||
| Sowing date | NS | ||||
| Year | ** | ||||
| Location x sowing date | NS | ||||
| Location x year | NS | ||||
| Sowing date x year | NS | ||||
| Location x sowing date x year | NS | ||||
| Weather variables | Location | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| ES | CS | ES | CS | ||
| Temperature (°C) 30 days at the average sowing depth | En Crambade | 11a ± 3 | 16b ± 2 | 13 ± 2 | 17b ± 1 |
| Mondonville | 12a ± 3 | 16b ± 2 | NT | 15a ± 2 | |
| Rivières | 12a ± 3 | 13a ± 2 | 12 ± 2 | 15a ± 2 | |
| Overall significance level | |||||
| Location | ** | ||||
| Sowing date | *** | ||||
| Year | *** | ||||
| Location x sowing date | *** | ||||
| Location x year | ** | ||||
| Sowing date x year | NS | ||||
| Location x sowing date x year | NS | ||||
Means followed by the same letter are not significantly different at p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01.
ES, early sowing; CS, conventional sowing; NT, not tested; NS, not significant; das, days after sowing.