Effect of climatic parameters on tomato production in Nigeria

Authors

  • VICTOR AZUKA CHUKS-OKONTA Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
  • JOHN OFIAJU ABOJEI Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
  • FELICIA NGOZI ODUM Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2957

Keywords:

Climate variability, Tomato production, Rainfall impact, Temperature effects, Relative humidity, Nigeria, Regression analysis

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01-06-2025

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CHUKS-OKONTA, V. A., ABOJEI, J. O., & ODUM, F. N. (2025). Effect of climatic parameters on tomato production in Nigeria. Journal of Agrometeorology, 27(2), 230–232. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v27i2.2957

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2025): June

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