Impacts of ozone air pollution and temperature extremes on crop yields: Spatial variability, adaptation and implications for future food security

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 169, Issue , 2017, Pages 11-21

  Tai, Amos P K ^a   Val Martin, Maria ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change adaptation; Crop yield; Excess heat damage; Food security; Ozone air pollution; Ozone tolerance

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROPS; CULTIVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; FOOD SUPPLY; OZONE; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION; CROP YIELD; EXCESS HEATS; FOOD SECURITY; OZONE TOLERANCE;

AIR POLLUTION;

OZONE; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; FOOD SECURITY; MAIZE; OZONE; SOYBEAN; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOLERANCE;

ADAPTATION; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FOOD SECURITY; HARVEST; HEAT TOLERANCE; MAIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOYBEAN; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85029348006     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2017.09.002     Document Type: Article

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