Fig. 2From: Mitigating dry season food insecurity in the subtropics by prospecting drought-tolerant, nitrogen-fixing weedsSource: www.worldweatheronline.com Example of a subtropical climate that experiences an extended dry season. The average monthly temperature and rainfall in Nepal are shown (1990–2009). Nepal experiences a severe seasonal drought from October to April, during which farmers are challenged to cultivate crops utilizing residual soil moisture.Back to article page