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AN ASSESEMENT OF CROP GROWING SEASONS IN WESTERN UGANDA: THE CASE OF MASINDI DISTRICT

AN ASSESEMENT OF CROP GROWING SEASONS IN WESTERN UGANDA: THE CASE OF MASINDI DISTRICT. TEAM UGANDA Simon, Margaret, & David. LOCATION OF STUDY AREA. Masindi is a district located in western Uganda with coordinates of 1.8333 o N and 031.8333 o E. For years 1928 -1983.

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AN ASSESEMENT OF CROP GROWING SEASONS IN WESTERN UGANDA: THE CASE OF MASINDI DISTRICT

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  1. AN ASSESEMENT OF CROP GROWING SEASONS IN WESTERN UGANDA:THE CASE OF MASINDI DISTRICT TEAM UGANDA Simon, Margaret, & David

  2. LOCATION OF STUDY AREA Masindi is a district located in western Uganda with coordinates of 1.8333oN and 031.8333oE. For years 1928 -1983. Altitude of about 1295m The district receives rainfall of about 1300 mm per annum.

  3. Cont’t • There two annual rainfall seasons: mid March to June and the second on between August to December. • Temperatures range between 20 and 30 o C

  4. OBJECTIVES • General objective • To determine the crop growing seasons using historical climate data. • Specific objectives • To identify the change in trend of climate • To determine the start, the end and length of the rainy season • To identify the crops suitable for the growing seasons

  5. Results

  6. Start, End and length of rainy seasons • Definitions used • Start • Day after 1st of march with more than 20mm of rain totaled over 3 consecutive days • End • Definition from a simple water balance equation • First day from 1st June onwards that the water balance drops to zero • Capacity of the soil=100mm

  7. Summary statistics for the start, End and Length of rainy seasons

  8. Start and End of rainy season

  9. Chance of rain (zero order)

  10. Chance of rain (first order)

  11. Boxplot showing monthly Tmax

  12. Box plot for monthly Tmin

  13. Trellis plot of the Tmax and Tmin

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