Problems and solutions in using of and coping with weather phenomena in need of tactical decision making and challenges remaining for the use of science to contribute to problem analyses and designing viable solutions in this context: Monocropping

Applied Agrometeorology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 379-383

  Das, H P ^d   Stigter, C J ^a,b,c  

^a Agromet Vision ^*  (Netherlands)

^b Agromet Vision   (Indonesia)

^c Agromet Vision   (Netherlands)

^d Indian Meteorologidal Department   (India)

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EID: 80054069820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-74698-0_20     Document Type: Chapter

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