Determining the climatic and actual growth season for summer vegetable crops in Iraq (Determining the climatic and actual growth season for summer vegetable crops in Iraq)

Abstract

The climatic growth season is determined by feeding the graphs with the data of the minimum and maximum of crop growth and the monthly averages of the minimum and maximum temperatures. Then the climatic growth season is determined, which is calculated on the basis of the intersection of the minimum and maximum temperature rates with the upper and lower limits of the different summer vegetable crops. The importance of determining the climatic period appears in determining the most appropriate times in which summer vegetable crops can be grown. As for the season of actual growth, it is the period during which the crop is grown in the study area without relying on climatic data, but rather on the experience of the farmer and the inheritance of information. Accordingly, the length of the season of actual and climatic growth will vary from one place to another according to the climatic characteristics that prevail in it. The results of the research showed There is a great potential in Iraq for the cultivation of summer vegetable crops, to provide the growing season throughout the year, in order to match the climatic requirements for crop cultivation with the available capabilities for its cultivation.