Evolution of drought severity and its impact on corn in the Republic of Moldova

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 469-483

  Potop, Vera ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

MOLDOVA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80052727053     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-011-0403-2     Document Type: Article

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