Agroclimatic constraints for rainfed agriculture in the Bolivian Altiplano

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-121

  Garcia, M ^a   Raes, D ^b   Jacobsen, S E ^c   Michel, T ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD MAYOR DE SAN ANDRÉS   (Bolivia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d Unidad Climatologia   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Bolivia; Climate; Drought risk; Frost risk

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT STRESS; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FROST; GROWTH; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY;

ALTIPLANO; BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34347246253     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.02.005     Document Type: Article

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