Rice production in China has more than tripled in the past five decades mainly due to
increased grain yield rather than increased planting area. This increase has come from the …

Achieving global food security in the face of climate change is a critical challenge,
particularly in vulnerable countries like Indonesia. To effectively address this challenge, a …

Winter wheat is the main crop on the North China Plain (NCP), and in this region the most
limiting factor for the crop is water. The objective of this study was to adapt and test the ability …

Repeated severe floods and damages in the Poyang Lake basin in China during the 1990s
have raised the concern of how the floods have been affected by regional climate variations …

The time-series (annual period and dry-and wet-season) of eight climatic variables were
analysed to ascertain the existence of climate variability in Northeast of Brazil. Results …

Serious water deficits and deteriorating environmental quality are threatening agricultural
sustainability in the North China Plain (NCP). This paper addresses spatial and temporal …

Abstract Time series (1961–2000) of Penman-Monteith potential evapotranspiration
estimates for 101 stations on the Tibetan Plateau and surrounding areas are analyzed in this …

The present study aimed to quantify the impacts of the meteorological drought on the
production of maize crops, using district-level observed precipitation and yield data of 21 …

Uncertainties in global climate models (GCMs) and emission scenarios affect assessments
of the impact of global warming as well as the communication of scientific results. Here, we …

Based on future climate change projections offered by IPCC, the responses of yields and
water use efficiencies of wheat and maize to climate change scenarios are explored over the …