Why farmers' sowing dates hardly change when temperature rises

European Journal of Agronomy

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 102-111

  van Oort, P A J ^a   Timmermans, B G H ^a   van Swaaij, A C P M ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Institute of Sugar Beet Research IRS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Beta vulgaris L; Climate change; Global warming; Planting date; Sowing date; Sugar beet; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GLOBAL WARMING; GROWTH MODELING; PHENOLOGY; SOLAR RADIATION; SOWING DATE; SUGAR BEET; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TIME SERIES; WILD POPULATION;

NETHERLANDS;

BETA VULGARIS; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS;

EID: 84859811016     PISSN: 11610301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eja.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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