EFFECTS OF AGRO-CLIMATIC VARIABLES ON YIELD OF SELECTED VARIETIES OF RICE IN TARABA STATE, NIGERIA
Rice is one of the major crops cultivated in Nigeria and production of the crop is being affected by many factors among which are climatic parameters. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of climatic variables on rice yield in Taraba State. Agro-Climatic variables and rice yield (Local, Ofada, FARO 44 and FARO 58 varieties) were the data used. Stepwise regression was used to analyze the data. Result on the effect of climatic variables on local rice variety revealed that, mean annual temperature was identified to be the critical climatic factor affecting the yield of the variety and it is statistically significant at p
Authors : A. S. Umar, B. A. Ankidawa, A. A. Adebayo and A. Ezra
Category : Open Access Volume (Issue) : 6(1) Date Uploaded : 19th September 2020