RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY-A TOOL FOR CROP PLANNIN

S.D. SUNDARSINGH; R. VEERAPUTHIRAN and T.N. BALASUBRAMANIAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00676

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RAINFALL CLIMATOLOGY-A TOOL FOR CROP PLANNIN

Author: S.D. SUNDARSINGH, R. VEERAPUTHIRAN and T.N. BALASUBRAMANIAN,

p-ISSN: 0024-9602, e-ISSN:2582-5321, Vol: 86, Issue: oct-dec,

DOI:https://doi.org/10.29321/MAJ.10.A00676

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Abstract

Analaysis of rainfall for 47 years (1951-1997) at Coimbatore was done to find out the occurance of normal, abnormal and drought months. Monthly probability analysis was also made to compute R/PE ratio. For Coimbatore a growing period of 75 days may be planned for annual cropping from last week of September to first week of December without any greater risk.

Keywords: Rainfall data, Probability analysis, R/PE ratio, Crop growing period

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