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Climate change impacts on yield, evapotranspiration and nitrogen uptake in irrigated maize (Zea mays)–wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system: a simulation analysis

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Title Climate change impacts on yield, evapotranspiration and nitrogen uptake in irrigated maize (Zea mays)–wheat (Triticum aestivum) cropping system: a simulation analysis
 
Creator KAUR, HARSIMRAN
JALOTA, S K
KANWAR, RAMESH
VASHISHT, BHARAT BHUSHAN
 
Subject Climate change, CO2 temperature interaction, Crop simulation, Evapotranspiration,
 
Description Considering the present trends of global climate change, atmospheric CO and temperature levels are likely to increase in future, which will affect yields, water and nitrogen requirements of the crops in a given region. The present study concerns quantification of direct and interactive effects of the elevated CO 2 2 (from 350 to 700ppm) and temperature (from existing to 3ºC higher) on yield, nitrogen uptake and evapotranspiration (ET) of optimally irrigated (IW/Pan E ratio=0.9) and fertilized (120 kg/ha) maize–wheat cropping system on texturally variable soils. IW and Pan E are amounts of irrigation water and open pan evaporation, respectively. Averaged over 30 years simulations with the already calibrated and validated CropSyst model showed that by increasing CO concentration from 350 to 700ppm in maize and wheat, yields were increased by 17 and 57%, ET decreased by 14 and 3 mm; and nitrogen uptake increased by 12 and 44 kg/ha respectively. The effect of increased CO 2 was more in wheat (C 2 3 plant) than that in maize (C 4 ). At 350ppm CO with temperature 3°C higher than the existing in maize and wheat crops, crop durations of maize and wheat were shortened by 12 and 23 days, ET decreased by 30 and 50 mm, nitrogen uptake decreased by 31 and 27 kg/ha and subsequently yields were reduced by 37 and 15%, respectively. The interaction of CO 2 and temperature indicates that even 700ppm level of CO was not able to maintain the existing maize yield beyond one degree increase in temperature. In case of wheat, yield levels were well maintained at 700ppm level of CO even at higher level of temperature (3°C). Increased levels of irrigation (IW/Pan E ratio=1.25) and nitrogen (150 and 180 kg/ha) were not able to outweigh the negative effect due to increased temperature than the existing in this cropping system. 2 2 2
 
Publisher The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences
 
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Date 2012-03-09
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/15940
 
Source The Indian Journal of Agricultural Sciences; Vol 82, No 3 (2012)
0019-5022
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://epubs.icar.org.in/ejournal/index.php/IJAgS/article/view/15940/7717
 
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