Table 2 Correlation analysis of pineapple yield with climate variables
From: Impact of climate variability on pineapple production in Ghana
Total | Rainfall (RR) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetative stage RR | Flowering stage RR | Yield formation stage RR | RR for total growing period | |
Ga | 0.144 | 0.183 | −0.248 | 0.039 |
Akatsi | −0.146 | 0.149 | 0.084 | 0.003 |
Nsawam | 0.379* | 0.350 | −0.334 | 0.361 |
Gomoa | 0.217 | 0.189 | 0.275 | 0.454** |
Average | Minimum | Temperature (Tn) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetative stage Tn | Flowering stage Tn | Yield formation stage Tn | Tn for total growing period | |
Ga | 0.090 | −0.410* | 0.550** | 0.358 |
Akatsi | −0.052 | −0.064 | −0.097 | −0.002 |
Nsawam | 0.436* | 0.445** | 0.403* | 0.543** |
Gomoa | 0.733*** | 0.710*** | 0.595*** | 0.817*** |
Average | Maximum | Temperature (Tx) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Vegetative stage Tx | Flowering stage Tx | Yield formation stage Tx | Tx for total growing period | |
Ga | −0.276 | −0.294 | −0.518** | −0.519** |
Akatsi | 0.435* | 0.459** | 0.060 | 0.453** |
Nsawam | 0.180 | 0.284 | −0.690 | 0.146 |
Gomoa | 0.459** | −0.536** | 0.300 | −0.552** |