The potential impact of climate change on rice and corn crops in the Philippines was assessed using preliminary results from four general circulation models and the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer. The results showed both increases and decreases in the yield of two rice varieties
Alternative water management options to reduce vulnerability for climate change in the Netherlands
β Scribed by Rutger de Graaf; Nick van de Giesen; Frans van de Ven
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 350 KB
- Volume
- 51
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-030X
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