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Author Nguyen, T.; Mula, L.; Cortignani, R.; Seddaiu, G.; Dono, G.; Virdis, S.; Pasqui, M.; Roggero, P.-P. url  doi
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  Title Perceptions of present and future climate change impacts on water availability for agricultural systems in the western Mediterranean region Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication Water Abbreviated Journal Water  
  Volume 8 Issue 11 Pages 523 (18 pp)  
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  Abstract Many Mediterranean countries have experienced water shortages during the last 20 years and future climate change projections foresee further pressure on water resources. This will have significant implications for irrigation water management in agricultural systems in the future. Through qualitative and quantitative empirical research methods carried out on a case study on four Mediterranean farming systems located in Oristano, Italy, we sought to understand the relationship between farmers’ perceptions of climate change (i.e., increased temperature and decreased precipitation) and of present and future water availability for agriculture as forecasted by climatic and crop models. We also explored asymmetries between farmers’ perceptions and present and future climate change and water scenarios as well as factors influencing perceptions. Our hypotheses were that farmers’ perceptions are the main drivers of actual water management practices and that sustainable practices can emerge from learning spaces designed from the understanding of the gaps between perceptions and scientific evidences. Results showed that most farmers perceived that climate change is occurring or will occur in their area. They also perceived that there has been an increased temperature trend, but also increased precipitation. Therefore, they are convinced that they have and will have enough irrigation water for agriculture in the near future, while climate change projections foresee an increasing pressure on water resources in the Mediterranean region. Such results suggest the need for (i) irrigation management policies that take into account farmers’ perceptions in order to promote virtuous behaviors and improve irrigation water use efficiency; (ii) new, well-designed learning spaces to improve the understanding on climate change expectations in the near future in order to support effective adaptive responses at the farm and catchment scales.  
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  ISSN 2073-4441 ISBN Medium  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4879  
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Author Gabaldón-Leal, C.; Webber, H.; Otegui, M.E.; Slafer, G.A.; Ordonez, R.A.; Gaiser, T.; Lorite, I.J.; Ruiz-Ramos, M.; Ewert, F. doi  openurl
  Title Modelling the impact of heat stress on maize yield formation Type Journal Article
  Year 2016 Publication Field Crops Research Abbreviated Journal Field Crops Research  
  Volume 198 Issue Pages 226-237  
  Keywords Heat stress; Maize; Zea mays (L); Crop models; HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRESS; KERNEL NUMBER; CROP GROWTH; GRAIN-YIELD; SIMULATION; CLIMATE; HYBRIDS; SET; VALIDATION; COMPONENTS  
  Abstract The frequency and intensity of extreme high temperature events are expected to increase with climate change. Higher temperatures near anthesis have a large negative effect on maize (Zea mays, L.) grain yield. While crop growth models are commonly used to assess climate change impacts on maize and other crops, it is only recently that they have accounted for such heat stress effects, despite limited field data availability for model evaluation. There is also increasing awareness but limited testing of the importance of canopy temperature as compared to air temperature for heat stress impact simulations. In this study, four independent irrigated field trials with controlled heating imposed using polyethylene shelters were used to develop and evaluate a heat stress response function in the crop modeling framework SIMPLACE, in which the Lintul5 crop model was combined with a canopy temperature model. A dataset from Argentina with the temperate hybrid Nidera AX 842 MG (RM 119) was used to develop a yield reduction function based on accumulated hourly stress thermal time above a critical temperature of 34 degrees C. A second dataset from Spain with a FAO 700 cultivar was used to evaluate the model with daily weather inputs in two sets of simulations. The first was used to calibrate SIMPLACE for conditions with no heat stress, and the second was used to evaluate SIMPLACE under conditions of heat stress using the reduction factor obtained with the Argentine dataset. Both sets of simulations were conducted twice; with the heat stress function alternatively driven with air and simulated canopy temperature. Grain yield simulated under heat stress conditions improved when canopy temperature was used instead of air temperature (RMSE equal to 175 and 309 g m(-2), respectively). For the irrigated and high radiative conditions, raising the critical threshold temperature for heat stress to 39 degrees C improved yield simulation using air temperature (RMSE: 221 gm(-2)) without the need to simulate canopy temperature (RMSE: 175 gm(-2)). However, this approach of adjusting thresholds is only likely to work in environments where climatic variables and the level of soil water deficit are constant, such as irrigated conditions and are not appropriate for rainfed production conditions. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.  
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  ISSN 0378-4290, 1872-6852 ISBN Medium Article  
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  Notes ft_macsur, CropM Approved no  
  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4880  
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Author Mínguez, M.I. url  openurl
  Title Agriculture in Spain and the climate change issue Type Report
  Year 2016 Publication Watch Letter Abbreviated Journal Watch Lett.  
  Volume 37 Issue Pages  
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  Abstract Climate change awareness is pushing research and innovation in agriculture. Studies are booming on phenology and heat stress physiology – in parallel with improvement of their simulation in crop models- water use, irrigation requirements and improvement – be it deficit, strategic or precision irrigation-, cereal grain quality, and pest and disease evolution; large international and European research projects are working on these and mapping new areas for cultivation or species/cultivar changes.  
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  Series Editor International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies CIHEAM Series Title Abbreviated Series Title  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4881  
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Author Köchy, M. openurl 
  Title MACSUR?3! The future of MACSUR Type Conference Article
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Potsdam (Germany) Editor  
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  Area Expedition Conference LiveM 2016 conference: Modelling Grassland-Livestock Systems under Climate Change, 2016-06-15 to 2016-06-16, Potsdam, Germany  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4882  
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Author Köchy, M. openurl 
  Title Progress in Cross-cutting activities in FACCE MACSUR Type Conference Article
  Year 2016 Publication Abbreviated Journal  
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  Publisher Place of Publication Gardermoen (Norway) Editor  
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  Area Expedition Conference FACCE MACSUR XC Workshop 2016, 2016-10-13, Gardermoen, Norway  
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  Call Number MA @ admin @ Serial 4883  
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