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Figure 1<br />

Phenological development of chickpeas at Tel Hadya, under different sowing dates, in relation<br />

to the long-term average climatological conditions. P, planting; E, emergence; F, flowering;<br />

M, matuity.<br />

Owing to the differences in the physical environment, the winter-planted crop<br />

develops at a rate and produces the total phytomass and the economic yield<br />

which are substantially different from those of a spring-planted crop. It is logical,<br />

therefore, to expect that the agronomic requirements of the former might be

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