Article
Environmental Sciences
Guoyong Leng
Summary: The study found that drought has a probabilistic impact on US maize yield, with irrigation reducing yield loss risk. The diverse risk distribution patterns under different drought intensities emphasize the necessity of better representing drought effects at local scales.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Agronomy
Samira Shayanmehr, Jana Ivanic Porhajasova, Maria Babosova, Mahmood Sabouhi Sabouni, Hosein Mohammadi, Shida Rastegari Henneberry, Naser Shahnoushi Foroushani
Summary: Climate change has a severe impact on water resources, crop production, and agricultural sustainability in Iran's arid environment. A new integrated climate-hydrological-economic model and multicriteria decision making technique were used to assess the impact of future climate change. The findings show that water availability will decrease and crop production will reduce, with adverse effects on economic and environmental aspects of the agricultural system.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Beiyao Xu, Tijian Wang, Libo Gao, Danyang Ma, Rong Song, Jin Zhao, Xiaoguang Yang, Shu Li, Bingliang Zhuang, Mengmeng Li, Min Xie
Summary: Carbon neutrality objectives have impacts on meteorology and ozone (O3) concentration in China, which in turn affect crop yields and food security. This study investigated the joint impacts of regional emission reduction and global climate change on crop yields in China under a carbon-neutral scenario in 2060. The results showed that regional emission reduction primarily increased yields by reducing O3 concentration, while global climate change mainly caused yield losses through meteorological factors. It is important to implement stricter emission reduction policies and global climate change mitigation actions to ensure food security in China.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hanoi Medina, Di Tian
Summary: Understanding the contributions of climate and management intensifications to crop yield trends is crucial for adapting to climate changes and ensuring future food security. A study conducted in Iowa, United States, analyzed the synergistic effects of climate and management intensifications on maize yield trends. The research found that climate factors contribute approximately 10% to 31% of the yield trends, with substantial variations across different time periods. Management intensifications can enhance yield gains with increased precipitation but lead to greater losses with increased temperature. Furthermore, it was observed that the sensitivity of yield to warming temperature increases with management intensifications over time.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Logan R. Bundy, Vittorio A. Gensini, Matthew S. van den Broeke
Summary: Weather has both positive and negative impacts on agriculture and is the most uncontrollable factor affecting crop production. Previous studies have rarely investigated the effects of tropical cyclones on agriculture. This study quantified the role of tropical cyclones on crop quality and yield in the Coastal Southern U.S. region, with findings showing that major hurricanes have a significant correlation with crop loss. These results provide essential risk management information for producers and can inform decision-making related to tropical cyclone impacts.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Ye-Geon Kim, Hyun-Hwa Park, Hyo-Jin Lee, Hee-Kwon Kim, Yong-In Kuk
Summary: Climate change has resulted in disruptions to food systems, with a particularly alarming impact on global nutrition due to decreased grain production and reduced protein content and quality. This study examines the effects of temperature on barley growth and yield at different stages in four different climate areas. The research findings highlight variations in growth parameters, yield levels, soil composition, and mineral content between the group areas. The study concludes that certain areas are still not suitable for barley cultivation despite climate change.
Article
Agronomy
Zhentao Zhang, Shuang Sun, Fangliang Zhang, Shibo Guo, Erjing Guo, Zhijuan Liu, Jin Zhao, Chuang Zhao, Tao Li, Xiaoguang Yang
Summary: This study highlights the importance of accurate radiation data in agricultural impact analyses. By comparing estimated radiation with measured radiation, it was found that using estimated radiation as input data leads to an overestimation of crop yields in China. The overestimation is greater in the south compared to the north, and greater for winter wheat compared to maize. Moreover, using estimated radiation exaggerates the negative impact of climate variability on simulated crop yield.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Mengting Qin, Ennan Zheng, Dingmu Hou, Xuanchen Meng, Fanxiang Meng, Yu Gao, Peng Chen, Zhijuan Qi, Tianyu Xu
Summary: The influence of global climate change on agricultural productivity is an ongoing concern. A database of future crop yield changes was developed, which found that maximum temperature, precipitation, adaptation measures, study area, and climate model had significant effects on changes in crop yield. Higher CO2 concentrations and suitable management strategies could mitigate the negative effects of warming temperatures, and crop yield with adaptation measures increased significantly compared to crop yield without adaptation measures. The results can guide policy and adaptation plans for increasing crop systems' resilience in the future.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Hester Biemans, Eddy Moors, Nuzba Shaheen, Ilyas Masih
Summary: This study examines the sensitivity of wheat and rice crop yields to climate variables in the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra river basins in South Asia. The research highlights the importance of impact assessments at higher spatio-temporal scales and suggests integrated climate impact assessments for improved crop water planning and adaptation strategies.
Article
Agronomy
Jinsil Choi, Jonghan Ko, Kyu-Nam An, Saeed A. Qaisrani, Jong-Oh Ban, Dong-Kwan Kim
Summary: This study simulated regional variation in staple crop yields in Chonnam Province, ROK under climate change using crop models, and successfully demonstrated that the simulated yields matched with measured data. The research highlighted the effectiveness of the GCSM system in simulating the spatiotemporal variations in the impact of climate change on staple crop yield.
Article
Food Science & Technology
Toshichika Iizumi, Imad-Eldin A. Ali-Babiker, Mitsuru Tsubo, Izzat S. A. Tahir, Yasunori Kurosaki, Wonsik Kim, Yasir S. A. Gorafi, Amani A. M. Idris, Hisashi Tsujimoto
Summary: Climate warming poses challenges for wheat production in Sudan, where demand is expected to triple by 2050. Advanced crop modeling shows that despite efforts to adapt through adjusted sowing dates and heat-tolerant varieties, domestic production share may still decrease in the future. Different regions will require varying rates of yield growth to meet the challenges of climate warming and increased demand.
Review
Agricultural Engineering
Hicham Fatnassi, Pierre Emmanuel Bournet, Thierry Boulard, Jean Claude Roy, Francisco D. Molina-Aiz, Rashyd Zaaboul
Summary: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has made significant progress in climate and crop modelling in greenhouses since the 1990s. The quality of CFD modelling depends on its ability to depict the dynamic interaction between crops and airflow, as well as heat and mass exchanges. This paper provides a detailed description of the coupling of plant activity with local microclimate using the CFD modelling approach and its implementation through a User Defined Function (UDF) coupling.
BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chuang Zhao, Claudio O. Stockle, Tina Karimi, Roger Leroy Nelson, Frits K. van Evert, Annette A. Pronk, Anne A. Riddle, Elizabeth Marshall, Rubi Raymundo, Yan Li, Kaiyu Guan, Dave Gustafson, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Xi Wang, Jiahui Cong, Senthold Asseng
Summary: Climate change is expected to reduce potato yields, especially in high-yielding areas, but elevated atmospheric CO2 levels can partially compensate for the decrease. Adaptation measures include planting potatoes earlier to avoid hot summers, and despite higher temperatures, water use by potato crops is predicted to decrease during the shorter growing season.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Felix Leung, Stephen Sitch, Amos P. K. Tai, Andrew J. Wiltshire, Jemma L. Gornall, Gerd A. Folberth, Nadine Unger
Summary: This study quantifies the impacts of O-3, CO2 concentration, and meteorology on crop production and highlights the potential threat of air pollution to future food security. The results show that CO2 has the largest effect on crop yields, but this effect is offset by the negative impact of tropospheric O-3 in regions with high O-3 concentrations.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Noppol Arunrat, Sukanya Sereenonchai, Winai Chaowiwat, Can Wang
Summary: This study investigated the impact of climate change on major crop yields and water footprints in Thailand. Results showed that future climate change would significantly affect rice yields, and alternative crops may be more suitable choices in the face of climate change challenges.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ningyi Zhang, Arian van Westreenen, Lizhong He, Jochem B. Evers, Niels P. R. Anten, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: Plant responses to variations in the red to far-red ratio (R:FR) from below have been largely ignored, but can have significant consequences for plant performance. Upright shoot leaf inclination angles increase when receiving low R:FR reflectance from below, leading to improved photosynthesis efficiency, particularly when the low R:FR is reflected by lower foliage of the same plants.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Plant Sciences
Ningyi Zhang, Jochem B. Evers, Niels P. R. Anten, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: Plants growing in dense stands receive light signals of varying strength from all directions, including from below. How plants perceive, integrate, and respond to light signals from below is a major question that needs to be addressed to better understand light-mediated plant interactions in different ecological and agricultural settings.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Energy & Fuels
David Katzin, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Simon van Mourik
Summary: This study examines the energy savings potential of transitioning greenhouses from high-pressure sodium (HPS) to LED lighting in high latitude regions. The results show that transitioning to LEDs can lead to a 10-25% reduction in total energy consumption, but may also increase the demand for heating.
Article
Agronomy
Aina E. Prinzenberg, Hanneke van der Schoot, Richard G. F. Visser, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Ep Heuvelink, Henk J. Schouten
Summary: LED lighting is being used as an alternative to HPS lighting in greenhouse production, with different impacts on fruit quality observed between the two light spectra. Genetic influences on traits such as Brix value and blossom-end rot (BER) were studied, with specific QTLs identified on chromosome 6 for Brix and chromosome 11 for BER incidence.
Article
Agronomy
Aina E. Prinzenberg, Hanneke van der Schoot, Olivier van Deth, Theoharis Ouzounis, Suzan Gabriels, Fien Meijer-Dekens, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Richard G. F. Visser, Ep Heuvelink, Henk J. Schouten
Summary: There are differences in growth between tomato plants grown under LED and HPS light. However, it is unclear if breeding specifically for LED supplemental light is worthwhile. In this study, tomato populations were grown under HPS or 95% red and 5% blue LED light. The results showed that LED supplemental lighting led to reduced plant height and side shoot size in all populations. Adult plants under LED had shorter internode lengths, fewer trusses, fruits, and lower yield of ripe fruits per plant compared to HPS. However, including unripe fruits in the yield calculation eliminated the difference between HPS and LED, indicating that plants under LED were compact and slower in development but still produced similar yield.
Article
Biology
Xue Zhang, Ep Heuvelink, Michaela Melegkou, Xin Yuan, Weijie Jiang, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: This study explores the interaction between green and far-red light effects on plant elongation and the role of phytochromes in mediating this interaction. It highlights the importance of considering green light in photobiology research and provides insights for optimizing light spectrum in controlled environment agriculture.
Article
Plant Sciences
Yuqi Zhang, Elias Kaiser, Tao Li, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: The stress of NaCl affects stomatal behavior and photosynthesis in tomato plants, with osmotic effects decreasing stomatal conductance and increasing stomatal responses to light intensity shifts, while ionic effects reduce photosynthetic capacity, CO2 carboxylation rate, and stomatal conductance. With increasing leaf age, the rates of light-triggered stomatal movement and photosynthetic induction decreased.
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Aina E. Prinzenberg, Hanneke Schoot, Richard G. F. Visser, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Ep Heuvelink, Henk J. Schouten
Summary: This study found that the severity of intumescence in tomato plants is highly dependent on genotype, with a high heritability. QTLs for intumescence were identified at chromosomal positions, and these QTLs are consistent among different populations. Environmental factors such as light spectrum have no significant influence on intumescence score, but there is a low negative correlation with multiple aspects of plant performance.
Article
Agronomy
Wenqing Jin, David Formiga Lopez, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: Vertical farming is a new and efficient fresh fruit and vegetable production system using LED lights. Studies have shown that the light use efficiency (LUEinc) in vertical farming is higher than in greenhouse or open field cultivation, with the potential to achieve the highest theoretical value.
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
(2023)
Editorial Material
Plant Sciences
Ningyi Zhang, Xiaohan Zhou, Mengzhen Kang, Bao-Gang Hu, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: The rapid increases of the global population and climate change pose major challenges to a sustainable production of food to meet consumer demands. Process-based models and machine learning are both commonly used in agricultural crop production. Combining these two approaches, known as the knowledge- and data-driven modelling (KDDM) approach, can improve prediction accuracy and interpretability.
Article
Agronomy
Ana Cristina Zepeda, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: Carbon storage is a vital process that helps plants sustain growth under fluctuating environmental conditions. In contrast to the traditional belief of passive storage, recent research has shown that carbon storage is an active process that allows plants to buffer environmental fluctuations and support long-term growth. The inclusion of an active carbon pool in simulation models is essential for understanding plant growth patterns and optimizing crop performance under fluctuating environments.
Article
Horticulture
Wenqing Jin, Yongran Ji, Dorthe H. Larsen, Yang Huang, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: The effects of gradually increasing or decreasing photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) during cultivation on biomass production were investigated. Gradually increasing PPFD resulted in a 16% increase in total plant dry weight compared to treatments with decreasing or constant PPFD. This increase was explained by a higher light interception at the end of the cultivation period. The light use efficiency based on incident PPFD was highest when PPFD gradually increased, while based on intercepted PPFD was highest when PPFD gradually decreased.
SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Isabella Righini, Cecilia Stanghellini, Silke Hemming, Luuk Graamans, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: The rapid urban growth worldwide has not been accompanied by an increase in agricultural land and crop productivity. Urban farming has the potential to provide healthy vegetable products for the growing population, but it faces challenges of limited resources. This study developed a methodology to estimate resource use for urban farming systems in producing nutrient-dense vegetables, and the results can guide farmers in choosing crops and farming systems efficiently.
FOOD AND ENERGY SECURITY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Jiayu Zhang, Elias Kaiser, Leo F. M. Marcelis, Silvere Vialet-Chabrand
Summary: This study developed a method and protocols using a thermal camera to derive absorbed irradiance at any visible part of a canopy, providing a new approach for interpreting plant responses derived from imaging techniques.
Article
Agronomy
Maarten van der Meer, Pieter H. B. de Visser, Ep Heuvelink, Leo F. M. Marcelis
Summary: The orientation of crop rows has an impact on light absorption and photosynthesis, with south-facing rows showing higher light absorption but surprising lower net photosynthesis due to local light saturation. Plants can adapt their morphology to minimize differences between north- and south-facing rows. North-south rows have more uniform light absorption and photosynthesis compared to east-west rows, with minimal overall impact on crop growth.
