Dry spell analysis and maize yields for two semi-arid locations in east Africa

Jennie Barron; Johan Rockström; Francis Gichuki; Nuhu Hatibu

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Dry spell analysis and maize yields for two semi-arid locations in east Africa

Jennie Barron Johan Rockström

Francis Gichuki Nuhu Hatibu

Agricultural and Forest Meteorology Vol. 117 No. 1-2 pp. 23-37 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jun 01, 2003
Vol/Issue: 117(1-2)
Pages: 23-37
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Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) Member of the Leibniz Association , Potsdam,; Institute of Environmental Science and Geography , University of Potsdam, Potsdam,

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Jennie Barron, Johan Rockström, Francis Gichuki, et al. (2003). Dry spell analysis and maize yields for two semi-arid locations in east Africa. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 117(1-2), 23-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-1923(03)00037-6

Dry spell analysis and maize yields for two semi-arid locations in east Africa

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