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in all years except in 2010. During March, 2008 unseasonal rains caused
damage to the flowers, tender nuts and matured nuts in the trees and also
matured nuts fallen on the ground and finally resulted in deterioration of
nut quality. A drastic reduction in nut yield was observed in March, 2009.
It could be attributed to increase in mean monthly maximum temperature
of about 1.2-1.6 °C in Mach, 2009 as compared to previous years (2005-
2006 and 2006-2007). As a result, the actual nut yield was much lower
than the expected nut yield.
TABLE 6.4
Unprecedented Rainfall Received in 2008
Date
Rainfall (mm)
15/3/2008
0.4
16/3/2008
14.8
17/3/2008
17.0
18/3/2008
11.0
19/3/2008
0
20/3/2008
12.0
21/3/2008
19.0
22/3/2008
25.4
23/3/2008
70.0
24/3/2008
17.0
25/3/2008
14.0
26/3/2008
0.4
Total
201
TABLE 6.5
Rainfall Pattern (mm) from September to August from 2006-2007 to 2011-
2012
Month
2006-07
2007-08
2008-09
2009-10
2010-11
2011-12
September
1003
399
263
429.6
467.6
367.6
October
409
265
212
112.7
257.5
364.3
November
87
117
49
225.6
360.5
25.9
