Characterization of the climatic rankins for jamaica (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) Crop in Jalisco, Mexico

The present research contains the geographical references detailed by municipal including climatic characteristics, marginal areas, optimal and suboptimal areas where Jamaica as an alternative crop represents a viable option for the maintainable development of those regions with climatic limitations for other crops. Based on the reference data it is considered 125 humidity days as the optimal to develop the crop. In Jalisco 900,000 ha has been reported whit this condition within the nine climatic zones existing. © 2009 Asian Network for Scientific Information