Increasing the role of winter crops as adaptation to climate change in dryland cropping systems of the Pacific Northwest

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Literature
Publication
Stöckle, C.O., Higgins, S., Nelson, R., Abatzoglou, J., Huggins, D., Pan, W., Karimi, T., Antle, J., Eigenbrode, S.D. and Brooks, E. In press. Evaluating opportunities for an increased role of winter crops as adaptation to climate change in dryland cropping systems of the US Inland Pacific Northwest. Climatic Change, pp.1-15. DOI:10.1007/s10584-017-1950-z
Year Published
2017
Description

This article is part of a Special Issue on "Vulnerability Assessment of U.S. Agriculture and Forests developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Climate Hubs." A team of researchers investigate how the long-term sustainability of wheat-based dryland cropping systems in the Inland Pacific Northwest (IPNW) of the United States depends on their responses to climate change. The projected climate conditions combined with elevated atmospheric CO2 may be beneficial for cropping systems in the IPNW and may provide opportunities for agricultural diversification and intensification. However, increased weed pressure, higher pest populations, expanded ranges of biotic stressors, and agronomic, plant breeding, economic, technology, and other factors will influence which production systems are successful under future climatic conditions.

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