Long-term marketable yields of horticultural crops in southern Ontario in relation to seasonal climate

Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 431-438

  McKeown, Alan ^a   Warland, Jon ^a   McDonald, Mary Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Historical climate; Horticultural yields; Weather

Indexed keywords

HORTICULTURE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALLIUM CEPA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPOBRASSICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; GLYCINE MAX; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 21244492840     PISSN: 00084220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/P03-223     Document Type: Article

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