D. Dugal

Determining Length of Growing Period for Crop Planning in East and South Eastern Coastal Plain Agroclimatic Zone of Odisha

D. Dugal, T. R. Mohanty, G. Panigrahi, A. K. B. Mohapatra, A. Nanda, S. K. Swain & P. K. Samant · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2022

The length of the growing period (LGP) refers to a number of days in a year during which the moisture at the root zone of crop plants is adequate to meet the crop water need. Information on LGP provides a basis for the selection of crops, cultivars (short / medium / long duration...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2022/v12i121547

Determination of the Length of Growing Period for Crop Planning in the North Central Plateau Zone of Odisha

M. Mahanty, A. K. B. Mohapatra, S. Samantaray, D. Dugal, M. Ray, B. S. Rath, U. S. Nayak, B. R. Nayak, C. K. Das & U. Naik · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2025

The LGP of an area varies temporally, spatially with the climate. It is considered as the period from onset of monsoon rain to the cessation of rainfall. It is the major factor to decide which variety of crops to adopt in an area. The length of growing period(LGP) is the duration...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ijecc/2025/v15i105084