Table 1.

Growing season climatic data for the field trials

Country	Experiment	Rainfall (mm)	Number of days		Total daylight (h)	Day length (h)
			< 10 °C	> 30 °C		Minimum	Maximum
Australia	Boo-06-rf	86	147	21	2018	9.9	14
	Boo-07-rf	191	158	16	2074	9.9	13.9
	Min-06-rf	68	116	10	1673	9.9	13.5
	Min-07-rf	74	120	12	1760	9.9	13.5
	Pie-07-rf	173	82	2	1585	9.9	12.9
	Ros-06-rf	131	154	12	1900	9.7	13.8
	Ros-07-rf	229	142	9	1873	9.7	13.7
	Rob-07-rf	99	135	7	1821	9.7	13.6
Mexico	Obr-07-rf	150	98	10	1531	10.3	12.7
	Obr-07-ir	500a	106	38	1924	10.3	13.4
India	His-11-ir	254	100	27	1650	10.3	12.8
	His-11-rf	74	100	27	1650	10.3	12.8
	His-12-ir	352	97	16	1611	10.3	12.7
	His-12-rf	172	97	16	1611	10.3	12.7
	Kan-10-ir	282	52	23	1499	10.5	12.5
	Kan-10-rf	102	52	23	1499	10.5	12.5
	Kan-11-ir	282	48	25	1561	10.5	12.5
	Kan-11-rf	102	48	25	1561	10.5	12.5
	Kan-12-ir	367	73	32	1592	10.5	12.5
	Kan-12-rf	187	73	32	1592	10.5	12.5
	Kar-10-ir	251	84	20	1530	10.2	12.5
	Kar-10-rf	71	84	20	1530	10.2	12.5
	Kar-11-ir	264	91	15	1477	10.2	12:06
	Kar-11-rf	84	91	15	1477	10.2	12.6
	Kar-12-ir	440	87	16	1550	10.2	12.8
	Kar-12-rf	260	87	16	1550	10.2	12.8
	Pun-10-ir	314	31	46	1476	11	11.7
	Pun-10-rf	134	31	46	1476	11	11.7
	Pun-11-ir	282	36	32	1535	11	11.8
	Pun-11-rf	102	36	32	1535	11	11.8
	Pun-12-ir	250	22	22	1547	11	11.5
	Pun-12-rf	70	22	22	1547	11	11.5

Experiments are named using the three first letters of the trial site (Booleroo, Minnipa, Piednippie, Roseworthy, Robinvale, Obregon, Hisar, Kanpur, Karnal, Pune), then the two last digits of the trial year followed by the irrigation conditions (rf: rainfed; ir: irrigated)

^aAn estimate of the water volume applied using flood irrigation