Table 2. The daily average of air temperature (Ta, °C), relative humidity (RH, %), Temperature-humidity index (THI) and photoperiod during the study period

Item May June Mean SEM p-value
THI 62.58 68.82 65.65 0.60 < 0.001
Ta (°C) 17.52 21.92 19.68 0.41 < 0.001
RH (%) 67.31 64.98 66.01 1.45 0.372
Photoperiod (hh:mm)
 Daytime 14:07 14:38 14:22 0.00 < 0.001
 Nighttime 9:52 9:21 9:37 0.00 < 0.001