Sorghum yield prediction from seasonal rainfall forecasts in Burkina Faso

The high variability of rainfall, from interannual to multi-decadal time scales, has serious impacts on food security in the West African Sahel. At five locations in Burkina Faso, we explore the potential to improve model-based prediction of sorghum yields at a range of lead-times by incorporating s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Agricultural and forest meteorology 2008-10, Vol.148 (11), p.1798-1814
Hauptverfasser:	Mishra, Ashok, Hansen, James W., Dingkuhn, Michael, Baron, Christian, Traoré, Seydou B., Ndiaye, Ousmane, Ward, M. Neil
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Agricultural and forest climatology and meteorology. Irrigation. Drainage Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions Biological and medical sciences Crop modeling Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General agronomy. Plant production Multi-decadal variability Sahel Seasonal climate prediction Yield forecasting
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