Evaluation of climate adaptation options for Sudano-Sahelian cropping systems

Field Crops Research

Volumn 156, Issue , 2014, Pages 63-75

  Traore, Bouba ^a,c   Van Wijk, Mark T ^b   Descheemaeker, Katrien ^c   Corbeels, Marc ^d   Rufino, Mariana C ^b,e   Giller, Ken E ^c  

^a Institut d' Economie Rurale (IER)   (Mali)

^b INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d CIRAD   (France)

^e WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Cotton; Maize; Pearl millet; Planting date; Sorghum; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; CROPPING PRACTICE; SMALLHOLDER;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84888090536     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2013.10.014     Document Type: Article

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