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Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Table 11 Temperature requirement for some selected crops

From: The effects of climate change on the livelihood of rural women: a case study of Ilorin South, Nigeria

 

Crop

Effective growth energy (EGE)

1

Swamp rice

Greater than 3500F

2

Oil palm

250-3500F

3

Rubber, cocoa, coconut

250–300 0F

4

Rice, maize, benniseed

200–250 0F

5

Sorghum

100–250 0F

6

Cotton, groundnut

100–200 0F

7

Millet

75–150 0F

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