Maladaptation of U.S. corn and soybeans to a changing climate

Abstract We quantify long-run adaptation of U.S. corn and soybean yields to changes in temperature and precipitation over 1951–2017. Results show that although the two crops became more heat- and drought-tolerant, their productivity under normal temperature and precipitation conditions decreased. Ov...

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Main Authors: Chengzheng Yu, Ruiqing Miao, Madhu Khanna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-91192-5