Do nonlinear temperature effects indicate severe damages to US crop yields under climate change?

B.G. Meerburg, A. Verhagen, R.E.E. Jongschaap, A.C. Franke, B.F. Schaap, T.A. Dueck, A.K. van der Werf

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    Abstract

    Based on historical analyses of crop yield in the US, productivity would (depending on the climatic scenario) nonlinearly and dramatically decrease by 30–82% above threshold values of 29 °C (corn), 30 °C (soybean), and 32 °C (cotton) (1). We believe that this is a rather pessimistic view. Crop yields still increase because of the development and adoption of new technologies and improved farm management. Recently, technology was reported as the most important driver of productivity change (2), outweighing the effects of climate change and increasing CO2
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)E120
    Number of pages1
    JournalProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
    Volume106
    Issue number43
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

    Keywords

    • productivity

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