Maize yield in Mexico under climate change

Carolina Ureta, Edgar J. González, Alejandro Espinosa, Alejandro Trueba, Alma Piñeyro-Nelson and Elena R. Álvarez-Buylla

Agricultural Systems, 2020, vol. 177, issue C

Abstract: Understanding the effects of climate change on maize yield in Mexico is important from both a national and international perspective. Maize is Mexico's staple food crop, thus, decrements in national production would strongly compromise food security in the country.

Keywords: Climate change; Crop yields; Maize; Irrigation; Rainfed (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agsy.2019.102697

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