The impact of climate change on Yam (Dioscorea alata) yield in the savanna zone of West Africa

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 153, Issue , 2012, Pages 57-64

  Srivastava, Amit Kumar ^a   Gaiser, Thomas ^a   Paeth, Heiko ^b   Ewert, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Benin; Climate change; Moist savanna; SRES emission scenarios; Tuber crops; Yield

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; FERRALSOL; NITROGEN; SAVANNA; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; SOIL TYPE; TUBER; WATER STRESS; YAM;

WEST AFRICA;

DIOSCOREA ALATA;

EID: 84859729843     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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