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SOIL & CROP SCIENCES

Impact of climate variability on rain-fed maize and sorghum yield among smallholder farmers

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Article: 2057656 | Received 22 Jan 2022, Accepted 22 Mar 2022, Published online: 03 Apr 2022

Figures & data

Figure 1. Location map of the research area.

Figure 1. Location map of the research area.

Table 1. Summary statistics of crop yield at zonal, regional, and national level

Table 2. Statistical summary of climate variables

Table 3. Trend of maize and sorghum yield using Mann-Kendall’s Trend and Sen’s Slope

Figure 2. Trend of maize yield from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 2. Trend of maize yield from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 3. Trend of sorghum yield from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 3. Trend of sorghum yield from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 4. Trend of maize growing period rainfall from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 4. Trend of maize growing period rainfall from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 5. Trend of maize growing period maximum temperature from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 5. Trend of maize growing period maximum temperature from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 6. Trend of maize growing period minimum temperature from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 6. Trend of maize growing period minimum temperature from 2003 to 2016.

Figure 7. Trend of sorghum growing period rainfall.

Figure 7. Trend of sorghum growing period rainfall.

Figure 8. Trend of sorghum growing period minimum temperature.

Figure 8. Trend of sorghum growing period minimum temperature.

Figure 9. Trend of sorghum growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 9. Trend of sorghum growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 10. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period rainfall.

Figure 10. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period rainfall.

Figure 11. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 11. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 12. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period minimum temperature.

Figure 12. Relationship between maize yield and its growing period minimum temperature.

Table 4. Correlation and regression between climatic variables and maize yield

Figure 13. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period rainfall.

Figure 13. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period rainfall.

Figure 14. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 14. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period maximum temperature.

Figure 15. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period minimum temperature.

Figure 15. Relationship between sorghum yield and its growing period minimum temperature.

Table 5. Correlation and regression between climatic variables and sorghum yield