Assessment of Drought Impact on Main Cereal Crops Using a Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index in Liaoning Province, China

Global warming has resulted in increasingly frequent and severe drought and/or precipitation events. Severe drought limits crop water availability and impacts agricultural productivity and socioeconomic development. To quantify drought-induced yield loss during the main crop stages in Liaoning provi...

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Main Authors: Taotao Chen, Guimin Xia, Tiegang Liu, Wei Chen, Daocai Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-10-01
Series:Sustainability
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/8/10/1069