Use of seasonal climate information to predict coconut production in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 103-110

  Peiris, T S G ^a   Hansen, J W ^b   Zubair, Lareef ^b  

^a Coconut Research Institute of Sri Lanka ^*  (Sri Lanka)

^b Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Coconuts; Sri Lanka; Yield prediction

Indexed keywords

CROPS; CULTIVATION; RAIN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIND EFFECTS;

AGRICULTURAL PLANNING; LOG-LINEAR TREND MODEL; YIELD PREDICTION;

CLIMATOLOGY;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; HARVESTING; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; YIELD;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

EID: 38649095224     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1517     Document Type: Article

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