Impact of heat and drought stress on arable crop production in Belgium

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1911-1922

  Gobin, A ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABLE FARMING; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; MODELING; TEMPERATURE;

BELGIUM;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA NAPUS; HORDEUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863310595     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-12-1911-2012     Document Type: Article

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