Wheat

Historical and Projected Suitability

Early Ripening Wheat

Late Ripening Wheat

Suitability Criteria

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

Category Criteria
soil/Terrain Potential Rooting Depth
soil/Terrain Slope
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 -8°C between crop emergence and ear 1cm
Climate Number of days below -5°C between ear 1cm and flag leaf
Climate Number of days above 30°C between anthesis +/- 30 days
Climate Date of Maturity