Effect of Climate Factors on Cultivation of Rice in Al-kifil District

Abstract

  Rice is one of the important summer cereal crops in Iraq because of its nutritional value and its multiple human and animal uses. It ranks second after wheat, and the cultivation of rice in Al-Kifl district is an agricultural activity that occupies advanced positions at the level of Babylon Governorate, as this agricultural activity formed a region specialized in the cultivation of the summer rice crop in general. Babylon governorate came in third place with an area of (13,700) dunums. The total cultivated area in Al-Kifl district reached (62%). The study came to geographically analyses the climate elements and the extent of their impact on rice cultivation and production, and to identify the nature of the relationship between climate elements and the productivity of the rice crop Al-Kifl district, the study was conducted in four sections, the first section dealt with climatic requirements (sunlight, temperature limits, humidity and wind speed), while the second section dealt with climatic characteristics. The second research addressed the climatic characteristics of the study area, showing tables and graphs, the third research addressed the reality of the productivity of the rice crop, represented by identifying the quality of the soil, planting dates for the crop and irrigation methods with the rest of the inputs of the crop cultivation process and indicating the quantities of production and the cultivated area during a period of time (2019 - 2024). Finally, the fourth section dealt with statistical analysis models. Pearson's correlation coefficient (R) showed a positive relationship for the elements (solar radiation, temperature, wind speed) except (relative humidity, rainfall), which showed an inverse relationship with rice productivity. The multiple regression coefficient showed that the strength of the influence of climatic elements varied greatly on the productivity of rice in Al-Kifl district.