Limited potential of crop management for mitigating surface ozone impacts on global food supply

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2569-2576

  Teixeira, Edmar ^a   Fischer, Guenther ^a   van Velthuizen, Harrij ^a   van Dingenen, Rita ^b   Dentener, Frank ^b   Mills, Gina ^c   Walter, Christof ^d   Ewert, Frank ^e,f  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNILEVER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

AEZ; Air quality; Climate adaptation; Food security; Mitigation; Ozone pollution

Indexed keywords

AEZ; CLIMATE ADAPTATION; FOOD SECURITY; MITIGATION; OZONE POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; CROPS; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUELS; IRRIGATION; OZONE; POLLUTION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

FOSSIL FUEL; OZONE;

AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; FOOD SUPPLY; FOSSIL FUEL; OZONE; PHYTOTOXICITY;

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HARVEST; INDIA; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE); MAIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SOWING; SOYBEAN; SURFACE PROPERTY; WHEAT;

CHINA; INDIA; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79953295169     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.002     Document Type: Article

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