Application of crop simulation modeling and GIS to agroclimatic assessment in Burkina Faso

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-244

  Badini, Oumarou ^a   Stöckle, Claudio O ^a   Franz, Eldon H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climatic index; Crop growth; GIS; Mapping; Millet; Sahel

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT; AGROCLIMATIC ASSESSMENT; AGROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; AGROCLIMATIC ZONE; CROP GROWTH MODELLING; CROP PRODUCTION; GIS; MILLET; MODELLING; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER BUDGET;

BURKINA FASO;

PENNISETUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0343036221     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(97)00041-8     Document Type: Article

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