Evaluating the contribution of weather to maize and wheat yield trends in 12 U.S. counties

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 301-311

  Maltais Landry, Gabriel ^a   Lobell, David B ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84858032098     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2011.0220     Document Type: Article

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