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Table 2 The projected
planting and harvest dates for
the selected field crops in
2030
Crop
Planting date Harvest date Season length
(days)
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-May
25-Aug
107
Rice
10-May
7-Sep
121
Sorghum
10-May
20-Aug
103
Soybean
10-May
16-Aug
99
Sugar beet
10-Oct
5-Apr
178
Sugarcane
15-Feb
14-Feb
365
Sunflower
10-May
7-Aug
90
Wheat
10-Nov
9-Apr
151
Table 3 The projected date
of Kc growth stages for the
studied field crops in the first,
second and third
agro-climatic zones in 2030
Crop
Data of growth stages
Kc ini
Kc mid
Kc end
Barley
6-Dec
9-Jan
23-Mar
Bean (faba)
25-Nov
19-Dec
18-Mar
Clover
21-Oct
28-Nov
23-Mar
Cotton
1-Apr
16-Apr
5-Aug
Flax
4-Dec
15-Jan
5-Apr
Lentil
12-Nov
19-Dec
18-Mar
Maize
30-May
26-Jun
20-Aug
Rice
8-Jun
23-Jun
7-Sep
Sorghum
26-May
22-Jun
20-Aug
Soybean
29-May
23-Jun
16-Aug
Sugar beet
5-Nov
29-Dec
5-Apr
Sugarcane
13-Apr
16-Oct
09-Feb
Sunflower
28-May
19-Jun
7-Aug
Wheat
10-Dec
16-Jan
9-Apr
The analysis also showed that the projected dates of Kc growth stages were similar
in the fourth and fifth agro-climatic zones. Table 3 indicated that the projected dates
of Kc growth stages were different from its counterpart in the first, second and third
agro-climatic zones (Table 4).