Maize

Historical and Projected Suitability

Early Ripening Maize

Suitability Values

Suitability Changes

Late Ripening Maize

Suitability Values

Suitability Changes

Suitability Criteria

The following criteria were used to model the suitability of maize:

Category	Criteria
soil/Terrain	Potential Rooting Depth
soil/Terrain	Slope
soil/Terrain	Topsoil Gravel Content
soil/Terrain	Salinity
soil/Terrain	Soil Drainage Class
soil/Terrain	Soil Potential Plant Available Water (mm)
Climate	Annual Rainfall Excess: total annual precipitation
Climate	Number of days below -6°C between emergence and beginning of stem elongation
Climate	Frequency of days above 35°C between anthesis +/- 30 days
Climate	Frequency of days with mean daily temperature below 10°C between flowering and maturity
Climate	Date of Maturity