Research Article

Effect of Harvest Year and Altitude on Nutritional and Biometric Characteristics of Blueberry Cultivars

Table 1

Monthly acquired meteorological data in the growing season from March to July for Sever do Vouga in the period 2011–13.

YearMonth (°C)TOD (°C)Ppt (mm)RP (%)RO (MJ·m−2)

2011March11.20.26075500
April17.25.24545600
May17.83.83050700
June18.21.71025750
July19.30.8525700

Average14.72.330.044.0683.3

2012March13.32.32530500
April10.0−2.0100100400
May15.51.560100600
June17.51.045115700
July18.4−0.1525800

Average14.92.747.074.0600.0

2013March10.1−0.9280350300
April12.20.2100100550
May13.1−0.95080650
June17.91.450125700
July21.03.51050900

Average14.83.398.0141.0620.0

: mean monthly air temperature (°C); TOD: temperature deviation from
the long-year average (1971 to 2000) (°C); Ppt: quantity of rainfall (mm);
RP: quantify of rainfall in % from the long-year average (1971 to 2000);
RO: mean monthly sunshine irradiation (MJ·m−2).