Are there indications of climate change induced increases in variability of major field crops in the northernmost European conditions?

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 206-222

  Peltonen Sainio, Pirjo ^a   Jauhiainen, Lauri ^b   Hakala, Kaija ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b Services Unit   (Finland)

Author keywords

Barley; Climate; Oat; Pea; Potato; Quality; Rapeseed; Rye; Variation; Wheat; Yield

Indexed keywords

AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TUBEROSUM;

EID: 73349087202     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960609790059424     Document Type: Article

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