TITLE:
Impact of Climate Variability on Yield of Spring Wheat in North Dakota
AUTHORS:
Ganesh C. Bora, Sukhwinder Bali, Purbasha Mistry
KEYWORDS:
Climate Variability, Crop Production, North Dakota, Spring Wheat
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Climate Change,
Vol.3 No.4,
December
8,
2014
ABSTRACT: Agricultural production is highly dependent on the climatic variability
of the specific regions. Differential climatic and soil conditions bring about
changes in yield, quality of crops thus affecting the economy. This study
evaluated the impact of variability in different climatic factors keeping the
other factors constant on spring wheat production in North Dakota from 2007 to
2011. The spring wheat yield mainly depends on the climatic changes during
growing periods April to September. Average maximum air temperature was
significantly different from April to September except June from 2007 to 2011.
High average minimum and maximum air temperatures during planting time increase
yield and planting area for 2010. In 2011, low mean soil temperature, excess
rainfall in April caused low yield of spring wheat. The unmitigated climate
variability will result in declines in yields. So, adoption of sustainable
agriculture practices helps the farmers to develop the different practices for
their farms.