Figure 2. Daily maximum temperature (Tmax) during 2017 rabi season in West Godavari (a) and Nellore (b) districts, Andhra Pradesh, India, and its historical range (2009-2017). Labels in the graph indicate onset of flowering (based on ORYZA simulation) for the corresponding transplanting dates as follows: West Godavari: 13-Nov (1), 30-Nov (2), 07-Dec (3), 12-Dec (4), 19-Dec (5), 24-Dec (6), 31-Dec (7), 05-Jan (8), 12-Jan (9), 17-Jan (10), 24-Jan (11), 29-Jan (12), 05-Feb (13), 10-Feb (14), 01-Mar (15); Nellore: 30-Nov (1), 12-Dec (2), 24-Dec (3), 05-Jan (4), 17-Jan (5), 29-Jan (6), 10-Feb (7), 06-Mar (8), 18-Mar (9), 30-Mar (10). *Critical temperature inducing heat stress assumed in this study (35.6ºC) : Spatial Assessment of Heat Stress Impact on Rice Production in Two Districts of Andhra Pradesh, India : Science and Education Publishing

Figure 2. Daily maximum temperature (T_max) during 2017 rabi season in West Godavari (a) and Nellore (b) districts, Andhra Pradesh, India, and its historical range (2009-2017). Labels in the graph indicate onset of flowering (based on ORYZA simulation) for the corresponding transplanting dates as follows: West Godavari: 13-Nov (1), 30-Nov (2), 07-Dec (3), 12-Dec (4), 19-Dec (5), 24-Dec (6), 31-Dec (7), 05-Jan (8), 12-Jan (9), 17-Jan (10), 24-Jan (11), 29-Jan (12), 05-Feb (13), 10-Feb (14), 01-Mar (15); Nellore: 30-Nov (1), 12-Dec (2), 24-Dec (3), 05-Jan (4), 17-Jan (5), 29-Jan (6), 10-Feb (7), 06-Mar (8), 18-Mar (9), 30-Mar (10). *Critical temperature inducing heat stress assumed in this study (35.6ºC)

World Journal of Agricultural Research. 2018, 6(1), 10-14 doi:10.12691/wjar-6-1-3