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|Meaning=A measure or [[indicator]] of an aspect of the [[climate]] that has specific agricultural  significance.
A measure or [[indicator]] of an aspect of the [[climate]] that has specific agricultural  significance.<br/> Examples of an agroclimatic index are average length of [[growing season]] (period between average  last and first [[freezing]] temperature dates), average growing [[degree-days]] or [[heat units]] in a [[growing season|growing  season]], average total [[chill hours]] or [[chill units]], and average [[evapotranspiration]].
|Explanation=Examples of an agroclimatic index are average length of [[growing season]] (period between average  last and first [[freezing]] temperature dates), average growing [[degree-days]] or [[heat units]] in a [[growing season|growing  season]], average total [[chill hours]] or [[chill units]], and average [[evapotranspiration]].
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Latest revision as of 21:05, 13 January 2024

A measure or indicator of an aspect of the climate that has specific agricultural significance.

Examples of an agroclimatic index are average length of growing season (period between average last and first freezing temperature dates), average growing degree-days or heat units in a growing season, average total chill hours or chill units, and average evapotranspiration.


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