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标题：Impact of climate change on maize yield in the maize growing region of Nigeria
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作者：Buba Adamu Ndawayo ; Mad Nasir B. Shamsudin ; Alias B. Radam 等
期刊名称：International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences
电子版ISSN：2319-1414
出版年度：2017
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：20-24
语种：English
出版社：International Science Community Association
摘要：Crop production is amongst the many delicate occupations that would be affected by weather fluctuations. We assess the conceivable effects of climate change on maize production in Nigeria. DSSAT crop simulation model was employed for this study to predict the maize yield in the northern maize producing areas until 2039, using projected weather data and current management practices. Increased in temperature, carbon-dioxide and variation in rainfall pattern throughout the growing period were found to affect the maize yields. The results presented that maize yield, during 2016 2039, compared to the base-values are projected to decrease by 10.8%, 6.8% and 8.1% largely caused by temperature increase, CO2 and decrease in rainfall respectively. The results point out that maize yield could be more negatively affected by the temperature increase due to climate change.
关键词：Climate change;Maize;Weather;Temperature