Impacts of projected changes and variability in climatic data on major food crops yields in Rwanda

International Journal of Plant Production

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 347-372

  Muhire, I ^a,b   Ahmed, F ^c   Abutaleb, K ^a   Kabera, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^d SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crops suitability; Crops yields; Impacts; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84929075126     PISSN: 17356814     EISSN: 17358043     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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