Table 2. Relationship between rainfall
ina a period two years before and number of male inflorescences.
Palmar, Costa Rica
Date
Rainfall (mm)
Planting 1989
Infl./ha
Planting (1990)
Infl./ha
Jan 19/96
0.0
11.1
2.9
Jan 26/96
0.0
7.3
3.8
Feb 2/96
0.0
7.3
2.3
Feb 9/96
0.0
11.4
4.1
Feb 16/96
0.0
9.7
2.9
Feb 23/96
0.0
10.5
3.2
Mar 1/96
0.0
12.0
1.5
Mar 8/96
0.0
10.0
1.2
Mar 15/96
0.0
11.1
0.9
Jan 12/96
0.2
18.2
7.0
Mar 29/96
0.5
8.2
1.2
Jan 5/96
0.5
15.2
9.6
May 3/96
1.8
9.4
1.5
Apr 12/96
2.0
11.1
0.6
Apr 19/96
2.4
8.2
1.2
Mar 22/96
3.5
10.5
0.9
May 31/96
6.7
9.1
14.5
Jun 14/96
8.2
9.1
23.8
Jun 21/96
9.6
6.7
15.4
May 10/96
10.0
11.7
7.8
Apr 26/96
14.6
10.0
1.2
Jun 28/96
14.6
8.8
12.5
Infl./ha = number of male in anthesis/ha;
Palms were evaluated on the days showed; Rainfall is the daily mean
for the seven day clossest to the indicated date, but two years
earlier.