Impact of climate change scenarios on the agroclimate of the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Soil Science

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 623-630

  McGinn, S M ^a   Shepherd, A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Aridity; Climate change; Growing degree days; Harvest date; Seeding date; Soil moisture

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; PRAIRIE; SEEDING; SOIL MOISTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 1442286653     PISSN: 00084271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/S02-004     Document Type: Article

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