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Climate Change Effects on Plant Growth, Crop Yield and Livestock

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A review is given of the state of knowledge in the field of assessing climate change impacts on agricultural crops and livestock. Starting from the basic processes controlling plant growth and development, the possible impacts and interactions of climatic and other biophysical variables in different agro-environments are highlighted. Qualitative and quantitative estimations of shifts in biomass production and water relations, inter-plant competition and crop species adaptability are discussed. Special attention is given to the problems encountered when scaling up physiological responses at the leaf- and plant level to yield estimates at regional to global levels by using crop simulation models in combination with geo-referenced, agro-ecological databases. Some non-linear crop responses to environmental changes and their relations to adaptability and vulnerability of agro-ecosystems are discussed.

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Rötter, R., van de Geijn, S. Climate Change Effects on Plant Growth, Crop Yield and Livestock. Climatic Change 43, 651–681 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005541132734

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