Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin
Adapting agriculture to climate change is essential for sustainable food production. However, the development of suitable adaptation mechanisms requires a clear understanding of the plant-climate interaction. The number of growing degree days (GDD) is a good proxy for understanding plant-climate int...
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| author | Vince Láng Dimitra Dafnaki István Balla Ivan Czako Sándor Csenki Gergő Péter Kovács Kennedy Mutua Dora Szlatenyi László Vulcz Benjamin Bukombe |
| author_facet | Vince Láng Dimitra Dafnaki István Balla Ivan Czako Sándor Csenki Gergő Péter Kovács Kennedy Mutua Dora Szlatenyi László Vulcz Benjamin Bukombe |
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| description | Adapting agriculture to climate change is essential for sustainable food production. However, the development of suitable adaptation mechanisms requires a clear understanding of the plant-climate interaction. The number of growing degree days (GDD) is a good proxy for understanding plant-climate interrelationship and farm productivity. Here, using a 2-year experiment of barley-sweet corn double cropping (DC) system and 20-year climate and yield data, we found that barley and sweet corn GDD and productivity were strongly related to changes in climate patterns. Furthermore, we found a positive effect of the barley-sweet corn DC system on farm productivity (18.5 and 5.6 tonnes. ha−1 for DC and single cropping respectively) and return on investment (1.8; 1.4 as benefit:cost ratios for DC and single cropping system respectively). Altogether the results of this study suggest that the winter barley-sweet corn double cropping system is a potential strategy to boost farm productivity as well as an adaptation mechanism to be considered for the changing climate in the study region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3bb274fc48ef45289cafd41576252cc72023-11-03T16:27:52ZengTaylor & Francis GroupActa Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science0906-47101651-19132023-12-0173118419810.1080/09064710.2023.22572182257218Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian BasinVince Láng0Dimitra Dafnaki1István Balla2Ivan Czako3Sándor Csenki4Gergő Péter Kovács5Kennedy Mutua6Dora Szlatenyi7László Vulcz8Benjamin Bukombe9Discovery Center Nonprofit LtdDepartment of Natural Resources Management & Agricultural Engineering Agricultural, University of AthensHungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of AgronomyKarotin LtdDiscovery Center Nonprofit LtdHungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of AgronomyUniversity of MiskolcDiscovery Center Nonprofit LtdHungarian University of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Food EconomicsDiscovery Center Nonprofit LtdAdapting agriculture to climate change is essential for sustainable food production. However, the development of suitable adaptation mechanisms requires a clear understanding of the plant-climate interaction. The number of growing degree days (GDD) is a good proxy for understanding plant-climate interrelationship and farm productivity. Here, using a 2-year experiment of barley-sweet corn double cropping (DC) system and 20-year climate and yield data, we found that barley and sweet corn GDD and productivity were strongly related to changes in climate patterns. Furthermore, we found a positive effect of the barley-sweet corn DC system on farm productivity (18.5 and 5.6 tonnes. ha−1 for DC and single cropping respectively) and return on investment (1.8; 1.4 as benefit:cost ratios for DC and single cropping system respectively). Altogether the results of this study suggest that the winter barley-sweet corn double cropping system is a potential strategy to boost farm productivity as well as an adaptation mechanism to be considered for the changing climate in the study region.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2023.2257218double croppinggrowing degree daysplant-climate interactionclimate change |
| spellingShingle | Vince Láng Dimitra Dafnaki István Balla Ivan Czako Sándor Csenki Gergő Péter Kovács Kennedy Mutua Dora Szlatenyi László Vulcz Benjamin Bukombe Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica. Section B, Soil and Plant Science double cropping growing degree days plant-climate interaction climate change |
| title | Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin |
| title_full | Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin |
| title_fullStr | Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin |
| title_short | Double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the Carpathian Basin |
| title_sort | double cropping as an adaptation mechanism to climate change patterns in the carpathian basin |
| topic | double cropping growing degree days plant-climate interaction climate change |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09064710.2023.2257218 |
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