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Table 6 Correlation matrix of climate parameters and the maize yields in Machakos, Mwingi, Makueni, and Kitui districts of lower eastern Kenya

From: Effects of climate variability on maize yield in the arid and semi arid lands of lower eastern Kenya

 

MCK_MAMJ

MCK_ONDJ

MCK_ANN

MAK_MAMJ

MAK_ONDJ

MAK_ANN

MTO_MAMJ

MTO_ONDJ

MTO_ANNL

KBZ_MAMJ

KBZ_ONDJ

KBZ_ANN

MWG_MAMJ

MWG_ONDJ

MWG_ANN

KITUI_MAMJ

KITUI_ONDJ

KITUI_ANN

MCK_MT

MCK_XT

MAK PET

MAK_MT

MAK-XT

MACK_MY

−0.15

0.75a

0.22

0.04

0.013

0.33

0.03

0.50a

0.30

−0.25

0.20

0.24

−0.12

−0.05

0.22

0.11

0.12

0.60a

0.16

0.22

−0.30

0.12

−0.74a

MAK_MY

0.45a

0.70a

0.11

0.10

0.65a

0.30

0.03

0.41

0.12

0.50a

0.20

0.32

−0.050

0.20

0.31

−0.10

0.53a

0.18

0.30

0.04

−0.20

0.21

−0.78a

MW_MY

0.15

0.02

0.09

0.31

0.18

0.14

0.58

0.22

0.38

0.18

−0.10

0.24

0.66a

0.15

0.09

0.56a

0.26

0.44

−0.12

−0.03

−0.10

−0.32

−0.53a

KIT_MY

0.12

0.19

0.04

0.27

0.16

0.27

0.08

0.13

0.25

0.14

0.18

0.07

0.21

0.06

0.07

0.36

0.35

0.30

−0.04

−0.28

−0.44

−0.10

−0.60a

  1. MACK _MY Machakos Maize yields, MAK_MY Makueni Maize Yield, MW_MY Mwingi County maize yield, KIT_MY Kitui County maize yield, MCK_MAMJ Machakos March-July rainfall, MCK_ODNJ Machakos October-January rainfall, MCK_ANN Machakos annual, MCK_MT Machakos is minimum temperature, MCK_XT Machakos maximum temperature. The other subsequent acronyms follow same interpretation
  2. aIndicates significant at 0.05 level