Effects of climate change on maize production, and potential adaptation measures: A case study in Jilin province, China

Climate Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 223-242

  Wang, Meng ^a   Li, Yinpeng ^a,b   Ye, Wei ^a   Bornman, Janet F ^a   Yan, Xiaodong ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Adaptation measures; Climate change impacts; Maize production; Scenario uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION MEASURES; ADAPTATION STRATEGIES; BIOPHYSICAL MODEL; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS; COMPENSATION EFFECTS; CURRENT PRODUCTION; FIELD WORKS; FUTURE CLIMATE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GRAIN-FILLING PERIODS; GRID-BASED APPLICATIONS; GROWING SEASON; IN-LINE; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; JILIN PROVINCE; MAIZE CULTIVARS; MAIZE PRODUCTION; MAIZE YIELD; NATIONAL FOODS; SCENARIO UNCERTAINTY; SPECIAL REPORT ON EMISSIONS SCENARIOS; VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS; WARMING CLIMATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE MODELS; CULTIVATION; FOOD SUPPLY; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); IRRIGATION;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; BIOPHYSICS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE EFFECT; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; CULTIVAR; ENSEMBLE FORECASTING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FIELDWORK; FOOD SECURITY; GROWING SEASON; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; MAIZE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHENOLOGY; VULNERABILITY; WARMING; YIELD RESPONSE;

CHINA; JILIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79957636314     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00986     Document Type: Article

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