Performance of agricultural systems under contrasting growing season conditions in south-western Quebec

Journal of Agronomy and Crop Science

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-327

  Almaraz, J J ^a   Mabood, F ^a   Zhou, X ^a   Strachan, I ^a   Ma, B ^b   Smith, D L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crop ecology; Drought stress

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL PLANT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PERFORMANCE; CROP PRODUCTION; DROUGHT STRESS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GROWING SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOIL FERTILITY; TILLAGE;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

GLYCINE MAX; PANICUM VIRGATUM; PIPERACEAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR; SORGHUM X DRUMMONDII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69849088247     PISSN: 09312250     EISSN: 1439037X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-037X.2009.00369.x     Document Type: Article

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