and severity of droughts may be treated by stochastic techniques. Early indication of droughts can help to activate the corresponding mitigation strategies and measures in advance. Therefore, drought forecasting comes to the aid of decision makers for planning...

.) and to evaluate the possibilities of

employing various cultivar of maize in three classes (long, medium and short maturity) as an

adaptation option for mitigating the climate change impacts on maize production in Khorasan

Razavi province...