Characteristic

Study Site

Chitekete

Kadoma

Latitude

Longitude

Altitude

Average annual rainfall

Average maximum daily temperature

Maximum temperatures recorded

Soil properties

Natural farming region

Vegetation type

17˚25' south

16˚28' east

914 m

450 - 650

30˚C - 35˚C

45˚C

Black vertisols

4

Savannah grasslands

18˚19' south

29˚53' east

1156 m

750 - 100 mm

28˚C - 33˚C

38˚C

(MG/SCL)

2b

Mopani woodlands