Adaptation of US maize to temperature variations

Ethan E. Butler () and Peter Huybers
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Ethan E. Butler: Harvard University
Peter Huybers: Harvard University

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 1, 68-72

Abstract: Predictions of climate warming raise concerns about food security. However, the extent to which adaptation can offset heat-related yield losses remains unclear. Now research that used spatial adaptation of US maize crops as a surrogate for future adaptation finds that the yield reduction resulting from warming of 2 °C above pre-industrial levels can be approximately halved using existing management practices.

Date: 2013
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