The relationship between ENSO and rainfall and yield in the South African sugar industry

South African Journal of Plant and Soil

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 96-101

  Singels, A ^a   Bezuidenhout, C N ^a  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN SUGARCANE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Model; Rainfall; SOI; Sugarcane; Yield

Indexed keywords

EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; RAINFALL; SUGAR CANE; YIELD;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ARUNDINARIA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR;

EID: 0033371635     PISSN: 02571862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02571862.1999.10634854     Document Type: Article

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