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AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
Volume 208, Issue -, Pages 76-84Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agrformet.2015.04.024
Keywords
Climate change; Crop productivity; Multiple cropping systems; Crop planting area; China; Food security
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Funding
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China ('973' project) [2010CB951502]
- Ministry of Agriculture of China [201103001]
- National Key Technology RD Program [2012BAD20B04]
- Directorate For Geosciences
- ICER [1531086] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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Multiple cropping systems are particularly important in China to feed the 19% of the world's population with only 8% of the arable land. Rising temperatures can dramatically affect multiple cropping systems and, as a consequence, food security in China. Here, we investigate the impacts of climate change on the northern limits and crop planting areas of multiple cropping systems in China, and estimate the impacts of the change in the crop planting areas of multiple cropping systems on the China's crop production (maize, wheat, and rice). Based on both historical climate observations from the China Meteorological Administration and future climate A1B emission scenario (IPCC, 2007) data for China, we evaluate the effects of climate change on multiple cropping systems in China. Historical statistical crop yield and simulated crop yield by Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM model) in 2011-2100 were used to quantify the crop production (maize, wheat, and rice) in China. We found that the northern limits of multiple cropping systems have been shifted northward. The projected area of cultivated land for triple-cropping system may significantly expand during the 21st century. The northern shifts resulted in a 2.2% (similar to 8,000,000 t) increase in national production of three major crops (maize, wheat, and rice) during the period from 1981 to 2010, positively impacting China's food security. Therefore, we conclude that the warming due to climate change may cause a positive impact on the crop production in China if concomitant changes adapted in multiple cropping systems take place. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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