Potential for crop production increase in Argentina through closure of existing yield gaps

Field Crops Research

Volumn 184, Issue , 2015, Pages 145-154

  Aramburu Merlos, Fernando ^a   Monzon, Juan Pablo ^b   Mercau, Jorge L ^c   Taboada, Miguel ^d   Andrade, Fernando H ^a,b   Hall, Antonio J ^e   Jobbagy, Esteban ^c   Cassman, Kenneth G ^f   Grassini, Patricio ^f  

^a Unidad Integrada Balcarce   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^e UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Maize; Soybean; Wheat; Yield gap

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CALIBRATION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; LA NINA; MAIZE; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; WHEAT;

ARGENTIA; CANADA; NEWFOUNDLAND; NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84945966984     PISSN: 03784290     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fcr.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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