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Impacts of El Nino-Southern Oscillation events on China's rice production
December 2010
This paper aims to demonstrate the relationships between ENSO and rice production of Jiangxi province in order to identify the reason that ENSO might have little effect on Chinese rice production....
The Poverty Implications of Climate-Induced Crop Yield Changes by 2030
February 2010
Accumulating evidence suggests that agricultural production could be greatly affected by climate change, but there remains little quantitative understanding of how these agricultural impacts would...
Satellite Evidence for Yield Growth Opportunities in Northwest India
April 2010
Improving crop yields in major agricultural regions is one of the foremost scientific challenges for the next few decades.
Reply to Sutton et al.: Relationship Between Temperature and Conflict is Robust
June 2010
In a recent paper, we documented strong historical linkages between temperature and civil conflict in Africa (1). Sutton et al.
Remote Sensing of Soil Degradation: Introduction
December 2009
In the 21st century, mapping and monitoring the occurrence of soil degradation will be an important component of successful land management.
Regional-scale Assessment of Soil Salinity in the Red River Valley Using Multi-year MODIS EVI and NDVI
December 2009
The ability to inventory and map soil salinity at regional scales remains a significant challenge to scientists concerned with the salinization of agricultural soils throughout the world.
Climate Change and China's Agricultural Sector: Impacts, Adaptation, and Mitigation
May 2010
Although China and the United States are the two largest emitters of greenhouse gases, China’s emissions on a per capita basis are significantly lower than those of the U.S.: in 2005, per capita...
On the Use of Statistical Models to Predict Crop Yield Responses to Climate Change
October 2010
Predicting the potential effects of climate change on crop yields requires a model of how crops respond to weather.
Orographic Controls on Climate and Paleoclimate of Asia: Thermal and Mechanical Roles for the Tibetan Plateau
December 2010
Prevailing opinion assigns the Tibetan Plateau a crucial role in shaping Asian climate, primarily by heating of the atmosphere over Tibet during spring and summer.
The Source of the Midwinter Suppression in Storminess over the North Pacific
February 2010
Feature-tracking techniques are employed to investigate why there is a relative minimum in storminess during winter within the Pacific storm track (the midwinter suppression).
Trading carbon for food: Global comparison of carbon stocks vs. crop yields on agricultural land
November 2010
Expanding croplands to meet the needs of a growing population, changing diets, and biofuel production comes at the cost of reduced carbon stocks in natural vegetation and soils.
Nonlinear Heat Effects on African Maize as Evidenced by Historical Yield Trials
March 2011
New approaches are needed to accelerate understanding of climate impacts on crop yields, particularly in tropical regions.
Reduction of transpiration and altered nutrient allocation contribute to nutrient decline of crops grown in elevated CO2 concentrations
March 2013
Plants grown in elevated [CO2] have lower protein and mineral concentrations compared with plants grown in ambient [CO2].
Adapting Agriculture to Climate Change: Summary Statement from a Bellagio Meeting
January 2011
This Statement summarizes the results of the third in a series of consultations between agricultural scientists (in particular those interested in the conservation and use of crop diversity in...
Direct Climate Effects of Perennial Bioenergy Crops in the United States
February 2011
Biomass-derived energy offers the potential to increase energy security while mitigating anthropogenic climate change, but a successful path toward increased production requires a thorough...
Sugar and Ethanol Production as a Rural Development Strategy in Brazil: Evidence from the State of São Paulo
June 2011
Sugar and ethanol production are key components of Brazil's rural development and energy strategies, yet in recent years sugar production has been widely criticized for its environmental and labor...
Direct Impacts on Local Climate of Sugarcane Expansion in Brazil
April 2011
The increasing global demand for biofuels will require conversion of conventional agricultural or natural ecosystems.
Climate Trends and Global Crop Production Since 1980
May 2011
Efforts to anticipate how climate change will affect future food availability can benefit from understanding the impacts of changes to date.
Climate trend and global crop production since 1980
May 2011
One way of understanding how climate change is likely to affect global food production and food security is to better understand the recent past.
Expanding the Boundaries of Agricultural Development
April 2011
The challenges of reducing global hunger and poverty are different today than they were 30 years ago.
Extreme heat effects on wheat senescence in India
January 2012
An important source of uncertainty in anticipating the effects of climate change on agriculture is limited understanding of crop responses to extremely high temperatures.
Crop yields in a geoengineered climate
January 2012
Crop models predict that recent and future climate change may have adverse effects on crop yields.
Cimate Change and Agricultural Adaptation
December 2011
This paper was prepared for Stanford University’s Global Food Policy and Food Security Symposium Series, hosted by the Center on Food Security and the Environment, and supported by the Bill and...
California perennial crops in a changing climate
December 2011
Perennial crops are among the most valuable of California’s diverse agricultural products.