Impact of predicted changes in rainfall and atmospheric carbon dioxide on maize and wheat yields in the Central Rift Valley of Ethiopia

Regional Environmental Change

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1105-1119

  Muluneh, Alemayehu ^a,b   Biazin, Birhanu ^c   Stroosnijder, Leo ^a   Bewket, Woldeamlak ^d   Keesstra, Saskia ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^d ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Belg; Climate change; Crop yield; Elevated CO2; Kiremt; Rainfall

Indexed keywords

COWBONE RIDGE VIRUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84937817165     PISSN: 14363798     EISSN: 1436378X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10113-014-0685-x     Document Type: Article

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