Major World Crop Areas and Climatic Profiles

Author
Joint Agricultural Weather Facility/ U. s. Departm
Publisher
University Press of the Pacific
Published
20050228
ISBN
9781410220059
ISBN registration area
English-language area (ISBN 978-1)

Description

This reference provides a framework for assessing the weather's impact on world crop production by providing benchmark climate and crop data for key producing regions and countries. For each area, maps define the zones of concentration for major crops, and, temperature and precipitation by month at representative locations. Tables report historical averages of crop area, yield, and production.