Vulnerability of Indian mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson) to climate variability and future adaptation strategies

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• 作者：Soora Naresh Kumar ; Pramod Kumar Aggarwal…
• 刊名：Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：21
• 期：3
• 页码：403-420
• 全文大小：1,167 KB
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Earth sciences
  Meteorology and Climatology
  Climate Change
  Environmental Management
  
• 出版者：Springer Netherlands
• ISSN：1573-1596
• 卷排序：21

文摘

A simulation study has been carried out using the InfoCrop mustard model to assess the impact of climate change and adaptation gains and to delineate the vulnerable regions for mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson) production in India. On an all India basis, climate change is projected to reduce mustard grain yield by ∼2 % in 2020 (2010–2039), ∼7.9 % in 2050 (2040–2069) and ∼15 % in 2080 (2070–2099) climate scenarios of MIROC3.2.HI (a global climate model) and Providing Regional Climates for Impact Studies (PRECIS, a regional climate model) models, if no adaptation is followed. However, spatiotemporal variations exist for the magnitude of impacts. Yield is projected to reduce in regions with current mean seasonal temperature regimes above 25/10 °C during crop growth. Adapting to climate change through a combination of improved input efficiency, additional fertilizers and adjusting the sowing time of current varieties can increase yield by ∼17 %. With improved varieties, yield can be enhanced by ∼25 % in 2020 climate scenario. But, projected benefits may reduce thereafter. Development of short-duration varieties and improved crop husbandry becomes essential for sustaining mustard yield in future climates. As climatically suitable period for mustard cultivation may reduce in future, short-duration (<130 days) cultivars with 63 % pod filling period will become more adaptable. There is a need to look beyond the suggested adaptation strategy to minimize the yield reduction in net vulnerable regions.KeywordsClimate changeImpactMustardAdaptationVulnerabilityModelling InfoCrop