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Table 11 The projected
planting and harvest dates of
selected vegetable crops in
2030
Crop
Planting date Harvest date Season length
(days)
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
Table 12 The date of Kc
growth stages for the studied
vegetable crops in the first,
second and third
agro-climatic zones in 2030
Crop
Data of growth stages
Kc ini
Kc mid
Kc end
Cucumber
27-Mar
21-Apr
7-Jun
Eggplant
23-Apr
1-Jun
29-Jul
Onion
24-Nov
18-Dec
7-Apr
Peas
14-Sep
8-Oct
23-Nov
Pepper
22-Apr
25-May
3-Aug
Potato (winter)
15-Nov
7-Dec
26-Jan
Potato (summer)
20-Aug
19-Sep
23-Nov
Squash
28-Mar
24-Apr
8-Jun
Strawberry
5-Oct
18-Dec
5-May
Sweet potato
28-Oct
4-Dec
25-Feb
Tomato (winter)
27-Apr
26-Jun
23-Aug
Tomato (summer)
4-Nov
12-Dec
23-Feb
Watermelon
2-Mar
2-Apr
23-May