Pests and diseases in a changing climate: A major challenge for Finnish crop production

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-14

  Hakala, Kaija ^a   Hannukkala, Asko O ^a   Huusela Veistola, Erja ^a   Jalli, Marja ^a   Peltonen Sainio, Pirjo ^a  

^a PLANT PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crop; Overwintering; Pathogen; Pest; Vector; Virus; Winter

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79953128536     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: 17951895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960611795163042     Document Type: Article

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