A multi-approach software library for estimating crop suitability to environment

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 170-175

  Confalonieri, R ^a   Francone, C ^a   Cappelli, G ^a   Stella, T ^a   Frasso, N ^a   Carpani, M ^a   Bregaglio, S ^a   Acutis, M ^a   Tubiello, F N ^b   Fernandes, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c WORLD BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Agro ecological zone; Climate change; Crop suitability; Software components

Indexed keywords

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ESTIMATION;

ADAPTATION; ADAPTATION NEEDS; AGRO-ECOLOGICAL ZONES; CLIMATE CHANGE SCENARIOS; CROP PRODUCTION; MULTICELL; MULTIPLE REGRESSIONS; SOFTWARE COMPONENT; SOFTWARE LIBRARIES; THIRD PARTIES; VALUABLE COMPONENT;

CROPS;

BIOPHYSICS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CULTIVATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWARE; WHEAT;

MOROCCO;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84871929090     PISSN: 01681699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compag.2012.09.016     Document Type: Article

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