Climate change-impact on crop growth and food production, and plant pathogens

Canadian Journal of Plant Pathology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 362-379

  Dixon, Geoffrey Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b GreenGene International   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

biodiversity; climate change; crop loss; disease; food security; plant pathogens; population; resource supply; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865956038     PISSN: 07060661     EISSN: 17152992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07060661.2012.701233     Document Type: Conference Paper

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