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Future soybean yields are projected to increase substantially, depending on scenario and region.
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- soybean
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- varying according to the climate scenario and the agricultural regione0
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e0“For the future we estimate substantial yield increases for bambara groundnut, soybean and groundnut, and little or no change and even decreases of maize and sorghum yields, varying according to the climate scenario and the agricultural region.”
Title
Effects of climate change on crop production in Cameroon
M Tingem; M Rivington; G Bellocchi; et al. Climate Research 2008. doi:10.3354/cr00733
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Intervention effect Future bambara groundnut yields are projected to increase substantially, depending on scenario and region.
- Intervention effect Future groundnut yields are projected to increase substantially, depending on scenario and region.
- Intervention effect Future maize yields show little or no change or decreases depending on scenario and region.
- Intervention effect Future sorghum yields show little or no change or decreases depending on scenario and region.
- Intervention effect Maize yield is projected to decrease by 14.6% nationwide under GISS 2080 scenarios.
- Intervention effect Sorghum yield is projected to decrease by 39.9% nationwide under GISS 2080 scenarios.
- Observation Temperature patterns have a much more important effect than precipitation in the climate-change results.
- Recommendation The authors recommend climate monitoring and information dissemination to farmers to encourage adaptation.