Rainfall change and its implications for Belg harvest in South Wollo, Ethiopia

Geografiska Annaler, Series A: Physical Geography

Volumn 89 A, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 287-299

  Rosell, Staffan ^a   Holmer, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Belg; Ethiopia; Rainfall change; Tef

Indexed keywords

CULTIVATION; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RAINFALL; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ERAGROSTIS TEF;

EID: 36749061307     PISSN: 04353676     EISSN: 14680459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0459.2007.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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