Synergistic effects of climatic factors and drought on maize yield in the east of Northwest China against the background
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Synergistic effects of climatic factors and drought on maize yield in the east of Northwest China against the background of climate change Ying Wang 1 & Chao Wang 2 & Qiang Zhang 1 Received: 22 April 2020 / Accepted: 3 November 2020 # Springer-Verlag GmbH Austria, part of Springer Nature 2020
Abstract Climate change affects maize production in the east of Northwest China (ENC). Based on the meteorological data, maize growth phase data, and yield data in the ENC, spatial clustering and mixed linear models were used to evaluate the effects of climatic factors and drought on maize yield. The results showed that under the background of climate change, the sowing time was earlier, the maize development phase was shorter, the mid-season was longer, and whole growth duration increased, and the planting boundary moved further northward and expanded westward. In the whole growth duration, the temperature increased and the effective precipitation (Peff) decreased. Drought increased in the initial and late season of maize growth. Maize yield was selected as an attribute element for spatial clustering, and the ENC was divided into high–high cluster (HH), low–low cluster (LL), and high–low outlier (HL) areas. In the HH area, in any growth stage, the Peff reduction and drought stress reduced the maize yield; in the initial phase, increased temperature and decreased radiation increased maize yield; in the mid-season phase, increased temperature reduced maize yield. In the LL area, increased temperature in the initial and late season phases and the decreased temperature in the development phase were conducive to the formation of maize yield; the increase of Peff in the mid-season phase and its decrease in the late season phases increased maize yield; drought mainly affected the maize development phase. In the HL area, increased temperature in the development phase and decreased temperature in the mid-season phase increased maize yield; the Peff had a positive effect on the yield, mainly affecting the development and late season phases of maize; drought stress mainly affected the initial, development, and mid-season phases of maize. These new scientific discoveries are significant for maize production management in the ENC.
1 Introduction According to the Fifth IPCC Assessment Report, climate change will result in increases in temperature and radiation, affect precipitation and snow cover, lead to more frequent extreme climate events, and have a wide range of impacts on
* Qiang Zhang [email protected] Ying Wang [email protected] 1
Key Laboratory of Arid Climatic Change and Reducing Disaster of Gansu Province, Key Open Laboratory of Arid Change and Disaster Reduction of CMA, Institute of Arid Meteorology, China Meteorological Administration, 2070 East Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730020, Gansu, China
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School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Lanzhou City University, Lanzhou 730070, China
different regions and areas of the world (IPCC 2014a, 2014b). The impact of climate warming may be irreversible (IP
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