HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Climate and weather influence crop production in different ways. If a weather event that is fatal to crops takes place during the crop growth period, an indicator of the impact of the fatal event may be more relevant than that of growing-season mean climate to explain variations in crop production in that year.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some of the operations involved are ploughing, sowing, irrigation, weeding and harvesting. The outputs from the system include crops, wool, dairy and poultry products.

Detailed explanation-3: -The influence of soil temperature on plant growth is related to the fact that warmth promotes crop development through increased water and nutrient uptake, while cold inhibits water uptake due to lower water viscosity and slows down the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Organic matter decomposes slowly at lower temperatures as a result of decrease in microbial activities and biochemical processes. Soil temperature between 2℃-38℃ increases the organic matter decomposition31 by increasing the movement of soluble substrates in the soil Fierer et al.