Climate effects on crop yields in the Northeast Farming Region of China during 1961-2010

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 154, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 1190-1208

  Yin, X G ^a,b   Olesen, J E ^b   Wang, M ^a   Ozturk I ^b   Chen, F ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; ARIDITY; CLIMATE EFFECT; CROP YIELD; FLOWERING; GROWING SEASON; MAIZE; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; RICE; SOLAR RADIATION; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; WHEAT;

CHINA;

GLYCINE MAX; ORYZA SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84961745360     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: 14695146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859616000149     Document Type: Article

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