Investigating trends in vegetable crop response to increasing temperature associated with climate change

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 255-263

  Wurr, D C E ^a   Fellows, J R ^a   Phelps, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Global warming; Gradient; Iceberg lettuce; Leek; Roscoff cauliflower; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CAULIFLOWER; CLIMATIC CHANGE; LEEK; LETTUCE; TEMPERATURE;

ALLIUM AMPELOPRASUM; ASTERACEAE; BRASSICA OLERACEA BOTRYTIS; BRASSICACEAE; LACTUCA SATIVA; LILIACEAE;

EID: 0030251135     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4238(96)00925-9     Document Type: Article

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