Exploring the relationships between climatic variables and climate-induced yield of spring maize in Northeast China

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 207, Issue , 2015, Pages 79-90

  Zhao, Junfang ^a,b   Guo, Jianping ^a   Mu, Jia ^a  

^a STATE KEY LABORATORY OF SEVERE WEATHER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate change; Climate induced crop yield; Northeast China; Relationship; Spring maize

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; WEATHER STATION;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; JILIN; LIAONING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84926339435     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2015.04.006     Document Type: Article

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