Modelling climatic similarities in mediterranean areas: A potential tool for plant genetic resources and breeding programmes

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 70, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 129-143

  Bennett, S J ^a   Saidi, N ^b   Enneking, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Australia; Climatic modelling; CLIMEX; Genetic resources; Mediterranean; Plant introduction

Indexed keywords

ASIA; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE MODEL; CLIMATE; EUROPE; GENETIC RESOURCES; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; NORTH AFRICA; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT GENETICS;

CLIMATE CLASSIFICATION; FARMING SYSTEM; GENETIC RESOURCE; MODELING; REPRODUCTION;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 0031733421     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(98)00121-2     Document Type: Article

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