Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change

S. Asseng; F. Ewert; C. Rosenzweig; J. W. Jones; J. L. Hatfield; A. C. Ruane; K. J. Boote; P. J. Thorburn; R. P. Rötter; D. Cammarano; N. Brisson; B. Basso; P. Martre; P. K. Aggarwal; C. Angulo; P. Bertuzzi; C. Biernath; A. J. Challinor; J. Doltra; S. Gayler; R. Goldberg; R. Grant; L. Heng; J. Hooker; L. A. Hunt; J. Ingwersen; R. C. Izaurralde; K. C. Kersebaum; C. Müller; S. Naresh Kumar; C. Nendel; G. O’Leary; T. M. Osborne; T. Palosuo; E. Priesack; D. Ripoche; M. A. Semenov; I. Shcherbak; P. Steduto; C. Stöckle; P. Stratonovitch; T. Streck; I. Supit; F. Tao; M. Travasso; K. Waha; D. Wallach; J. W. White; J. R. Williams; J. Wolf

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Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change

S. Asseng F. Ewert C. Rosenzweig J. W. Jones J. L. Hatfield A. C. Ruane K. J. Boote P. J. Thorburn R. P. Rötter D. Cammarano N. Brisson B. Basso P. Martre P. K. Aggarwal C. Angulo P. Bertuzzi C. Biernath A. J. Challinor

J. Doltra S. Gayler R. Goldberg R. Grant L. Heng J. Hooker L. A. Hunt J. Ingwersen R. C. Izaurralde K. C. Kersebaum C. Müller

S. Naresh Kumar C. Nendel G. O’Leary T. M. Osborne T. Palosuo E. Priesack D. Ripoche M. A. Semenov I. Shcherbak P. Steduto C. Stöckle P. Stratonovitch T. Streck I. Supit F. Tao M. Travasso K. Waha D. Wallach J. W. White J. R. Williams J. Wolf

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S. Asseng, F. Ewert, C. Rosenzweig, et al. (2013). Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change. Nature Climate Change, 3(9), 827-832. https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate1916

Uncertainty in simulating wheat yields under climate change

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