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Table 3 The projected
planting and harvest dates for
the selected field, fruits, and
vegetable crops in 2030 [37]
Crop
Planting date Harvest date Season length
(days)
Fruits crops
Apple
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Citrus
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Date
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Grape
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Olive
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Stone fruit
10-Feb
9-Feb
365
Field crops
Barley
10-Nov
23-Mar
134
Bean (faba)
20-Oct
18-Apr
150
Clover
10-Oct
23-Mar
165
Cotton
10-Mar
5-Aug
149
Flax
10-Nov
5-Apr
147
Lentil
20-Oct
18-Mar
150
Maize
10-Mar
20-Aug
103
Rice
10-May
7-Sep
121
Sorghum
10-May
20-Aug
103
Soybean
10-May
16-Aug
99
Sugarbeet
10-Oct
5-Apr
178
Sugarcane
15-Feb
14-Feb
365
Sunflower
10-May
7-Aug
90
Wheat
10-Nov
9-Apr
151
Vegetable crops
Cucumber
10-Mar
7-Jun
90
Eggplant
25-Mar
29-Jul
127
Onion
10-Nov
7-Apr
149
Peas
28-Aug
23-Nov
88
Pepper
28-Mar
3-Aug
129
Potato
(winter)
28-Oct
26-Jan
91
Potato
(summer)
28-Jul
23-Nov
119
Squash
10-Mar
8-Jun
91
Strawberry
28-Aug
5-May
251
Sweet potato
28-Sep
25-Feb
151
Tomato
(winter)
28-Apr
23-Aug
118
Tomato
(summer)
28-Sep
23-Feb
149
Watermelon
10-Feb
23-May
103