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Challenges and Responses to Ongoing and Projected Climate Change for Dryland Cereal Production Systems throughout the World

G. O'Leary,P. Aggarwal,D. Calderini,D. Connor,P. Craufurd,S. Eigenbrode,Xue Han,J. Hatfield

Published 2018 in Agronomy

ABSTRACT

Since the introduction of mechanized production in both developed and developing countries, crops and their management have undergone significant adaptation resulting in increased productivity. Historical yield increases in wheat have occurred across most regions of the world (20–88 kg ha−1 year−1), but climate trends threaten to dampen or reverse these gains such that yields are expected to decrease by 5–6% despite rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Current and projected climatic factors are temporally and spatially variable in dryland cereal production systems throughout the world. Productivity gains in wheat in some locations have been achieved from traditional agronomic practices and breeding. Continued improvement in all cereal production regions and locations of the world requires technical advances, including closer monitoring of soils, water conservation strategies, and multiple sowing times using different crops to reduce risks. The management of disease, pests, and weeds will be an added challenge, especially in areas of higher precipitation. Excellent progress has been achieved in Asia and there is much potential in Sub-Saharan Africa. Technical solutions seem within our grasp but must be implemented in the context of variable social, economic, regulatory, and administrative constraints, providing opportunities for cross fertilization and global collaboration to meet them.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2018

  • Venue

    Agronomy

  • Publication date

    2018-03-23

  • Fields of study

    Agricultural and Food Sciences, Geography, Environmental Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.3390/AGRONOMY8040034
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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