Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China

Crop phenology is considered to be an important indicator reflecting the biophysical and physiological processes of crops facing climate change. Therefore, quantifying crop phenology change and its relationship with climate variables is of great significance for developing agricultural management an...

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Main Authors: Yijing Zhao, Xiaoli Wang, Yu Guo, Xiyong Hou, Lijie Dong
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-09-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/18/4482
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Xiaoli Wang
Yu Guo
Xiyong Hou
Lijie Dong
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Yu Guo
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Lijie Dong
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description Crop phenology is considered to be an important indicator reflecting the biophysical and physiological processes of crops facing climate change. Therefore, quantifying crop phenology change and its relationship with climate variables is of great significance for developing agricultural management and adaptation strategies to cope with global warming. Based on the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) product, winter wheat green-up date, heading date, jointing date, and maturity date were first retrieved by Savitzky–Golay (S-G) filtering and threshold methods and then the variation of winter wheat phenology and its correlation with mean (T<sub>mean</sub>), minimum (T<sub>min</sub>), and maximum (T<sub>max</sub>) temperature and precipitation (P<sub>re</sub>) during 2003–2019 were comprehensively analyzed in Shandong Province, China. Results showed that green-up date, jointing date, heading date, and maturity date generally ranged from 50–70 DOY, 75–95 DOY, 100–120 DOY, and 130–150 DOY. Winter wheat phenology presented a spatial pattern of the South earlier than the North and the inland earlier than the coastal regions. For every 1° increase in latitude/longitude, green-up date, jointing date, heading date, and maturity date were respectively delayed by 3.93 days/0.43 days, 2.31 days/1.19 days, 2.80 days/1.14 days, and 2.12 days/1.09 days. Green-up date and jointing date were both advanced in the West and delayed in the Eastern coastal areas and the South, and heading date and maturity date respectively showed a widespread advance and a delayed tendency in Shandong Province, however, the trend of winter wheat phenological changes was generally insignificant. In addition, green-up date, jointing date, and heading date generally presented a significant negative correlation with mean/minimum temperature, while maturity date was positively associated with the current month maximum temperature, notably in the West of Shandong Province. Regarding precipitation, a generally insignificant relationship with winter wheat phenology was detected. Results in this study are anticipated to provide insight into the impact of climate change on winter wheat phenology and to supply reference for the agricultural production and field management of winter wheat in Shandong Province, China.
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spelling doaj.art-1f5d410424e44776a4bc3d78598303a92023-11-23T18:43:19ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-09-011418448210.3390/rs14184482Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, ChinaYijing Zhao0Xiaoli Wang1Yu Guo2Xiyong Hou3Lijie Dong4CAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, ChinaCAS Key Laboratory of Coastal Environmental Processes and Ecological Remediation, Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yantai 264003, ChinaCrop phenology is considered to be an important indicator reflecting the biophysical and physiological processes of crops facing climate change. Therefore, quantifying crop phenology change and its relationship with climate variables is of great significance for developing agricultural management and adaptation strategies to cope with global warming. Based on the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) product, winter wheat green-up date, heading date, jointing date, and maturity date were first retrieved by Savitzky–Golay (S-G) filtering and threshold methods and then the variation of winter wheat phenology and its correlation with mean (T<sub>mean</sub>), minimum (T<sub>min</sub>), and maximum (T<sub>max</sub>) temperature and precipitation (P<sub>re</sub>) during 2003–2019 were comprehensively analyzed in Shandong Province, China. Results showed that green-up date, jointing date, heading date, and maturity date generally ranged from 50–70 DOY, 75–95 DOY, 100–120 DOY, and 130–150 DOY. Winter wheat phenology presented a spatial pattern of the South earlier than the North and the inland earlier than the coastal regions. For every 1° increase in latitude/longitude, green-up date, jointing date, heading date, and maturity date were respectively delayed by 3.93 days/0.43 days, 2.31 days/1.19 days, 2.80 days/1.14 days, and 2.12 days/1.09 days. Green-up date and jointing date were both advanced in the West and delayed in the Eastern coastal areas and the South, and heading date and maturity date respectively showed a widespread advance and a delayed tendency in Shandong Province, however, the trend of winter wheat phenological changes was generally insignificant. In addition, green-up date, jointing date, and heading date generally presented a significant negative correlation with mean/minimum temperature, while maturity date was positively associated with the current month maximum temperature, notably in the West of Shandong Province. Regarding precipitation, a generally insignificant relationship with winter wheat phenology was detected. Results in this study are anticipated to provide insight into the impact of climate change on winter wheat phenology and to supply reference for the agricultural production and field management of winter wheat in Shandong Province, China.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/18/4482phenologywinter wheatMODIS-EVIspatiotemporal characteristicsclimate changeShandong Province
spellingShingle Yijing Zhao
Xiaoli Wang
Yu Guo
Xiyong Hou
Lijie Dong
Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
Remote Sensing
phenology
winter wheat
MODIS-EVI
spatiotemporal characteristics
climate change
Shandong Province
title Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
title_full Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
title_fullStr Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
title_full_unstemmed Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
title_short Winter Wheat Phenology Variation and Its Response to Climate Change in Shandong Province, China
title_sort winter wheat phenology variation and its response to climate change in shandong province china
topic phenology
winter wheat
MODIS-EVI
spatiotemporal characteristics
climate change
Shandong Province
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/18/4482
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