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Simulation of Intraseasonal Yield Fluctuations of Tea in Malawi

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

R. Fordham  and
R. W. Palmer-Jones
R. Fordham
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, P.O. Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi
R. W. Palmer-Jones
Affiliation:
Tea Research Foundation of Central Africa, P.O. Box 51, Mulanje, Malawi
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Summary

Concentration of tea yields in Malawi into regular successive peaks within the main growing season is the cause of severe economic problems. A model of the causes of these peaks has been developed and its explanatory power is confirmed in the light of empirical tests of its component parts and predictions. A computer version of the model is presented and its predictive power demonstrated. Use of the model to explore relations between weather and yields is discussed, with indications of its limitations for this purpose.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 13 , Issue 1 , January 1977 , pp. 33 - 42
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1977

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