The adaptive capacity of maize-based conservation agriculture systems to climate stress in tropical and subtropical environments: A meta-regression of yields

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 251, Issue , 2018, Pages 194-202

  Steward, Peter R ^a   Dougill, Andrew J ^a   Thierfelder, Christian ^b   Pittelkow, Cameron M ^c   Stringer, Lindsay C ^a   Kudzala, Maxwell ^d   Shackelford, Gorm E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^d CHITEDZE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH STATION   (Malawi)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Climate change; Climate smart agriculture; Drought; No till; Sustainable agriculture

Indexed keywords

ABIOTIC FACTOR; ADAPTATION; AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION; ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONSERVATION; CROP YIELD; DROUGHT STRESS; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HEATING; MAIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT; YIELD RESPONSE; ZERO TILLAGE;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85032476816     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2017.09.019     Document Type: Article

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