Variability and growth in grain yields, 1950-94: Does the record point to greater instability?

Population and Development Review

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 41-58

  Naylor, Rosamond ^a   Falcon, Walter ^a   Zavaleta, Erika ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; GLOBAL TRENDS; GRAIN PRODUCTION; GRAIN YIELD; WORLD FOOD SECURITY; YIELD VARIABILITY;

EID: 0031452472     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2137460     Document Type: Article

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