Climate
Basics
Basics
This is why climate matters in Louisiana.
What is “it affects yield, quality, and sustainability”?
Soybeans, Corn, and Cotton fall into this category.
What are field crops?
Temperatures above this number define plant heat zones.
What is 86 degrees F?
Drought is defined more by this than total rainfall.
What is water availability?
These structures control water loss and CO2 intake.
What are stomata?
Louisiana crops rarely fail due to this factor.
What is cold temperatures?
Tomatoes and peppers are part of this crop group.
What are vegetable crops?
In corn, heat stress causes this reproductive failure.
What is pollination failure?
Corn is especially sensitive to drought during this stage.
What is tasseling?
What stomata are already open, plants gain this but lose water.
What is carbon dioxide (CO2)
These three factors are the primary limits on crops in Louisiana.
What are heat, water, and soil oxygen?
Pecan and peach trees belong to this crop group.
What are Orchards?
Soh beans respond to heat stress with this.
What is flower abortion?
This disorder in vegetables is commonly caused by drought stress.
What is blossom end rot
This hormone regulates plant stress response and seed dormancy.
What is ABA (Absidic Acid)
This type of temperature pattern is common in Louisiana and stresses plants at night.
What are warm night time temperatures?
These include herbaceous and woody plants used for landscaping.
What are ornamentals?
Vegetables often lose this before actual yield under heat stress.
What is quality?
Excess water causes this major root problem.
What is low oxygen?
Heat stress reduces this key plant process.
What is photosynthese?
This describes Louisiana‘s growing seasons length.
What is a long growing season?
This factor determines how crops respond differently to stress based on growth duration.
What is lifecycle length?
Orchard crops may experienced this visible damage from excessive sun exposure.
What is fruit sunburn?
This long term effect occurs in orchards after drought stress.
What is reduced yield in the next season?
This is the trade-off plants must balance between growth and survival?
What is water conservation vs carbon gain?