Analyzing the effects of climate variability on spatial pattern of yield in a maize-wheat-soybean rotation

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 82-91

  Basso, Bruno ^a   Bertocco, Matteo ^b   Sartori, Luigi ^b   Martin, Edward C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Crop simulation model; Maize; Management zones; Soybean; Wheat; Yield spatial variability; Yield temporal stability

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP ROTATION; CROP YIELD; GIS; GROWTH MODELING; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MAIZE; MODEL; PRECISION AGRICULTURE; SIMULATION; SOYBEAN; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER; WHEAT; ZONE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33846229640     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2006.08.008     Document Type: Article

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