Climate change impacts on crop yields, land use and environment in response to crop sowing dates and thermal time requirements

• Published in: Agricultural systems Vol. 157; pp. 81 - 92
• Main Authors: Zimmermann, Andrea, Webber, Heidi, Zhao, Gang, Ewert, Frank, Kros, Johannes, Wolf, Joost, Britz, Wolfgang, de Vries, Wim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2017
• Subjects: carbon dioxide; Climate change; Crop management; crop yield; crops; cultivars; environmental factors; environmental impact; environmental models; Europe; European Union; farmers; farms; Integrated assessment; land use; markets; sowing date; Climate change; Integrated assessment; Crop management; Europe

Impacts of climate change on European agricultural production, land use and the environment depend on its impact on crop yields. However, many impact studies assume that crop management remains unchanged in future scenarios, while farmers may adapt their sowing dates and cultivar thermal time requir...