Crops and grass: Difference between revisions

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m (Text replace - "Potential crop and grass yield" to "Change in potential crop and grass yield")
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|ComponentCode=CG
|ComponentCode=CG
|AggregatedComponent=Vegetation, hydrology and agriculture
|AggregatedComponent=Vegetation, hydrology and agriculture
|InputVar=Temperature; Precipitation; Wet days; Cloudiness; CO2 concentration; Crop and grass fractions;
|InputVar=Temperature; Precipitation; Nr of wet days - grid; Cloudiness; CO2 concentration; Crop and grass fractions;
|Parameter=Intercrops; Removal of crop residues;
|Parameter=Intercrops; Removal of crop residues;
|OutputVar=Change in potential crop and grass yield; Crop irrigation water requirement; Bioenergy crop yields;  
|OutputVar=Change in potential crop and grass yield; Crop irrigation water requirement; Bioenergy crop yields;  

Revision as of 11:26, 30 January 2014

Key policy issues

  • How will climate change affect the productivity of current and future agricultural areas?
  • How could management improve agricultural productivity under current and future water constraints?
  • How will agriculture affect the Earth system with respect to carbon emissions, freshwater availability and nutrient cycles?

Introduction