Adaptation of maize to climate change impacts in Iran

Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1223-1238

  Moradi, Rooholla ^a   Koocheki, Alireza ^a   Nassiri Mahallati, Mehdi ^a  

^a FERDOWSI UNIVERSITY OF MASHHAD   (Iran)

Author keywords

DSSAT; GCM; HadCM3; IPCM4; Mitigation

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GROWTH RATE; INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE; MAIZE;

IRAN; RAZAVI KHORASAN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84912018785     PISSN: 13812386     EISSN: 15731596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11027-013-9470-2     Document Type: Article

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