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Figure 8.8. Climiatic zones in Ecuador. (Data from http: // www.fao.org / ag / agp / agpc / doc /
counprof / ecuador.htm.p8.)
the spring is on May 15th with the first killing frost in the fall on September 27th. The
growing season, with temperatures above 08C is approximately 145 days long 1 . The
values given are the most conservative in that both the killing frost and growing
season length are variable from year to year.
Each of these types of climatic characteristics and how they affect crop and animal
production are discussed in more detail below.
Figure 8.9. Climatic zones in the state of Ohio. (Data from http: // www.growit.com / bin /
USDAZoneMaps.exe?MyState ¼ OH.)