Appendix XV

Plates with selected results of the Global AEZ assessment

 

Plate 1              Average annual precipitation                                                                               253

Plate 2              Average annual reference evapotranspiration (Penman-Monteith)                        254

Plate 3              Thermal climates                                                                                                255

Plate 4              Temperature growing periods (LGPt=5)                                                               256

Plate 5              Frost-free periods  (LGPt=10)                                                                              257

Plate 6              Accumulated temperatures (Tmean > 0oC)                                                         258

Plate 7              Total length of growing periods                                                                           259

Plate 8              Growing period patterns                                                                                     260

Plate 9              Median of terrain slopes derived from GTOPO30                                               261

Plate 10            Temperature and radiation limited yield for rain-fed wheat (high inputs)                262

Plate 11            Agro-climatic suitability for rain-fed wheat (high inputs)                                       263

Plate 12            Agro-climatic suitability for rain-fed and irrigated wheat (high inputs)                   264

Plate 13            Multiple cropping zones - rain-fed conditions                                                      265

Plate 14            Number of growing period days                                                                         266

Plate 15            Temperature and radiation limited yield for 120 day rain-fed grain maize (high inputs) 267

Plate 16            Temperature, radiation and water limited yield for 120 day rain-fed grain maize (high inputs)       268

Plate 17            Agro-climatically attainable yield for 120 day rain-fed grain maize (high inputs)    269

Plate 18            Expected grid-cell output per hectare for 120 day rain-fed grain maize (high inputs) 270

Plate 19            Expected grid-cell output per hectare across all 13 rain-fed grain-maize types(high inputs)          271

Plate 20            Climate constraints                                                                                             272

Plate 21            Soil depth constraints                                                                                         273

Plate 22            Soil fertility constraints                                                                                        274

Plate 23            Soil drainage constraints                                                                                     275

Plate 24            Soil texture constraints                                                                                        276

Plate 25            Soil chemical constraints                                                                                     277

Plate 26            Terrain slope constraints                                                                                     278

Plate 27            Soil constraints combined                                                                                   279

Plate 28            Climate, soil and terrain slope constraints combined                                            280

Plate 29            Suitability for rain-fed wheat at intermediate level input                                        281

Plate 30            Suitability for rain-fed grain maize at intermediate level input                                282

Plate 31            Suitability for rain-fed cereals at intermediate level input                                       283

Plate 32            Suitability for rain-fed roots and tubers at intermediate level input                         284

Plate 33            Suitability for rain-fed pulses at intermediate level input                                        285

Plate 34            Suitability for rain-fed oil crops at intermediate level input                                    286

Plate 35            Suitability for rain-fed sugar crops at intermediate level input                                287

Plate 36            Suitability for rain-fed cotton at intermediate level input                                        288

Plate 37            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated wheat at high level input                                289

Plate 38            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated grain maize at high level input                        290

Plate 39            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated wetland rice at high level input                       291

Plate 40            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated cereals at high level input                               292

Plate 41            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated roots and tubers at high level input                 293

Plate 42            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated pulses at intermediate level input                    294

Plate 43            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated oil crops at high level input                            295

Plate 44            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated sugar crops at high level input                        296

Plate 45            Suitability for rain-fed plus irrigated cotton at high level input                                297

Plate 46            Suitability for rain-fed crops - maximizing technology mix                                    298

Plate 47            Irrigation impact classes                                                                                      299

Plate 48            Most suitable cereal (agronomic suitability)                                                         300

Plate 49            Most suitable cereal (food energy)                                                                      301

Plate 50            Most suitable cereal (output value)                                                                      302

Plate 51            Production potential of rain-fed cereals at high level input                                    303

Plate 52            Land cover classes                                                                                             304

Plate 53            Expected grid-cell output per hectare for multiple cropping of rain-fed cereals (high inputs)         305

Plate 54            Expected grid-cell output per hectare for multiple cropping of rain-fed and irrigated cereals (high inputs)                                                                                                                306

Plate 55            Dominant ecosystem classes                                                                               307

Plate 56            Suitability for rain-fed crops excluding forest ecosystems                                     308

Plate 57            Suitability for rain-fed crops under forest ecosystems                                          309

Plate 58            Change in number of growing period days at +2° C                                            310

Plate 59            Climate sensitivity: Suitability for rain-fed wheat (intermediate inputs)                   311

Plate 60            Climate sensitivity: Suitability for rain-fed grain maize (intermediate inputs)           312

Plate 61            Regions used in global AEZ                                                                                313

Plate 62            Population density in 1995                                                                                  314