Calculate the Growing Degree Days of the following crops:    (a)    corn   (b)    rice

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Calculate the Growing Degree Days of the following crops: 

 
(a)    corn  
(b)    rice  
(c)    eggplant 
(d)    sugarcane 
(e)    coconut

TABLE 3.2 Estimated Growing Degree Days for Certain
Naturally Grown Agricultural Crops to Reach Maturity
BASE
GROWING
CROP (VARIETY,
LOCATION)
TEMPERATURE
DEGREE DAYS
(°F)
TO MATURITY
Beans (Snap/South
50
1200–1300
Carolina)
Corn (Sweet/Indiana)
50
2200-2800
Cotton (Delta Smooth
60
1900–2500
Leaf/Arkansas)
Peas (Early/Indiana)
40
1100–1200
Rice (Vegold/Arkansas)
60
1700-2100
Wheat (Indiana)
40
2100-2400
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 3.2 Estimated Growing Degree Days for Certain Naturally Grown Agricultural Crops to Reach Maturity BASE GROWING CROP (VARIETY, LOCATION) TEMPERATURE DEGREE DAYS (°F) TO MATURITY Beans (Snap/South 50 1200–1300 Carolina) Corn (Sweet/Indiana) 50 2200-2800 Cotton (Delta Smooth 60 1900–2500 Leaf/Arkansas) Peas (Early/Indiana) 40 1100–1200 Rice (Vegold/Arkansas) 60 1700-2100 Wheat (Indiana) 40 2100-2400
Growing degree
days formula
(Max Temp + Min Temp)
GDD =
- Base Temp
2
Transcribed Image Text:Growing degree days formula (Max Temp + Min Temp) GDD = - Base Temp 2
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