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