Suitable regions for date palm cultivation in Iran are predicted to increase substantially under future climate change scenarios

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 152, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 543-557

  Shabani, F ^a   Kumar, L ^a   Taylor, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

AIR PERMEABILITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FUTURE PROSPECT; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOFTWARE; SOIL TYPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 84904761976     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859613000816     Document Type: Article

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