Long-term climate and weather patterns in relation to crop yield: A minireview

Canadian Journal of Botany

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1031-1036

  McKeown, A W ^a   Warland, J ^a   McDonald, M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate variability; Field crops; Horticulture; Vegetables

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIABILITY; HORTICULTURE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATOLOGY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CROPS;

AGRONOMY; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CROP YIELD; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; KNOWLEDGE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WEATHER;

FARM CROPS; METEOROLOGY; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; VEGETABLES; WEATHER;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO;

EID: 33750027698     PISSN: 00084026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/B06-080     Document Type: Conference Paper

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