Effects of climate change on crop production in Cameroon

Climate Research

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-77

  Tingem, Munang ^a   Rivington, Mike ^b   Bellocchi, Gianni ^c   Azam Ali, Sayed ^a   Colls, Jeremy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c Agrichiana Farming ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cameroon; Climate change; CO2; Crop yields; CropSyst

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; GREENHOUSE GASES;

ADAPTATION; AGROMETEOROLOGY; ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE VARIATION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREENHOUSE GAS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AFRICA; CAMEROON; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BAMBARA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42449147548     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00733     Document Type: Article

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