Climate change impacts on future wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield, growth periods and irrigation requirements: a SALTMED model simulations analysis

Chauhdary, Junaid Nawaz; Li, Hong; Ragab, Ragab ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-7616; Rakibuzzaman, Md; Khan, Azeem Iqbal; Zhao, Jing; Akbar, Nadeem. 2024 Climate change impacts on future wheat (Triticum aestivum) yield, growth periods and irrigation requirements: a SALTMED model simulations analysis [in special issue: Crop models for agricultural yield prediction under climate change] Agronomy, 14 (7), 1484. 23, pp. 10.3390/agronomy14071484

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14071484

Abstract/Summary

Climate change poses emerging threats to wheat growth in coming future. These threats need to be explored to ensure sustainable wheat production. To do this, the SALTMED model was calibrated using data from experiments conducted on different levels of irrigation and nitrogen doses. The performance of the SALTMED model was assessed based on values of the root mean square error (RMSE), normalized root mean square error (NRMSE), coefficient of determination (R2) and coefficient of residual mass (CRM) that ranged from 0.23–1.82, 0.09–0.17, 0.91–0.93 and −0.01–0.02, respectively for calibration and 0.31–1.89, 0.11–0.31, 0.87–0.90 and −0.02–0.01, respectively for validation. Projections for future climate scenarios for wheat growth indicated that by the end of the century, sowing dates advanced by nine days under the RCP4.5 scenario and eleven days under the RCP8.5 scenario, while harvesting dates shifted earlier by twenty-four days under RCP4.5 and twenty-eight days under RCP8.5. Consequently, the overall crop duration was shortened by fifteen days under RCP4.5 and eighteen days under RCP8.5. Further simulations revealed that the wheat yield was reduced by 14.2% under RCP4.5 and 21.0% under RCP8.5; the dry matter was reduced by 14.9% under RCP4.5 and 23.3% under RCP8.5; the irrigation amount was expected to increase by 14.9% under RCP4.5 and 18.0% under RCP8.5; and water productivity was expected to be reduced by 25.3% under RCP4.5 and 33.0% under RCP8.5 until the end of century. The hypothetical scenarios showed that adding an extra 20–40% more nitrogen can enhance wheat yield and dry matter by 10.2–23.0% and 11.5–24.6%, respectively, under RCP4.5, and by 12.0–23.4% and 12.9–29.6%, respectively, under RCP8.5. This study offers valuable insights into the effects of climate change on future wheat production so that effective contingency plans could be made by policymakers and adopted by stakeholders for higher wheat productivity.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	10.3390/agronomy14071484
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	UKCEH Fellows
ISSN:	2073-4395
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.
Additional Keywords:	crop phenology, irrigation, nitrogen, SALTMED model, sowing and harvesting dates, wheat
NORA Subject Terms:	Ecology and Environment Hydrology Agriculture and Soil Science
Date made live:	12 Jul 2024 09:31 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/537702

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

10.3390/agronomy14071484

UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:

UKCEH Fellows

ISSN:

2073-4395

Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:

Open Access paper - full text available via Official URL link.

Additional Keywords:

crop phenology, irrigation, nitrogen, SALTMED model, sowing and harvesting dates, wheat