Chia — Climate
Documentation outlineEvidence limits
⚠️ Status: outline only. Values are Unknown until sources are registered. Apply docs/methodology/units.md conventions (°C, mm).
Temperature
Section titled “Temperature”- Germination minimum °C. Unknown.
- Optimal temperature range (min–max °C). Unknown.
- Maximum tolerated temperature. Unknown.
- Frost tolerance (none at what stage?). Unknown.
Stress tolerance
Section titled “Stress tolerance”- Heat tolerance during flowering/seed set. Unknown.
- Cold damage thresholds at establishment. Unknown. (Chia is reported frost-sensitive.)
Water / rainfall
Section titled “Water / rainfall”- Minimum seasonal rainfall for a reasonable crop. Unknown.
- Sensitivity to timing of rainfall (dry-down sensitivity). Unknown.
Humidity
Section titled “Humidity”- Effects of high humidity on seed-set, drying, and post-harvest quality. Unknown.
Growing season
Section titled “Growing season”- Length of needed frost-free season. Unknown.
- Typical planting–harvest windows by region (photo period combined). Unknown.
Altitude & day-length
Section titled “Altitude & day-length”- Altitude suitability. Unknown.
- Day-length requirements (short-day origin; cultivar differences). Conflicting / Unknown.
Data structure impact
Section titled “Data structure impact”These values feed data/crops/chia.yaml temperature/water fields once evidence exists.