Wheat Production Simulation Based on the ALMANAC Model of North China Region

Rong, Liming and Zhang, Chengliang and Zhang, Xuexia and Wu, Shineng and Wang, Zijun (2013) Wheat Production Simulation Based on the ALMANAC Model of North China Region. Sustainable Agriculture Research, 2 (3). p. 148. ISSN 1927-050X

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Abstract

Wheat (Triticumaestivum) is one of the world's three major food crops, whose production is related to regional food security issues. Studies have shown that technological progress and climate change have a significant impact on wheat yield. We selected North China region as the study site because it is the main producer of wheat and because it experiences active climate change. Using the Agricultural Land Management Alternatives with Numerical Assessment Criteriamodel and statistical analysis method, the following factors were considered to determine the dominant factor that affects wheat production: temperature, precipitation, sunshine, and other climatic factors, mechanical power, irrigation area, chemical fertilizer amount, reservoir total storage capacity, and other technical factors.Results showed that wheat productionis affected by both climatic and non-climatic factors in North China region. Increased temperature has a positive impact on wheat production, whereas reduceds unshine has a negative effect. Warm and dry climate trends areconducive to wheat production. Mechanical tillage and fertilization, irrigation, and water conditions are conducive to the production of wheat, among which water condition has the most significant effect onwheat yield improvement. Compared withthe effects of climaticfactors, those of technical factors are more obvious and direct. In the premise of guaranteed technical conditions, the impactof climate changeonwheat production is more evidentindeveloped areas. Underdeveloped areas of wheat production are more dependent on technological progress; in particular, they rely on the use of chemical fertilizers.

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Subjects: STM Digital Press > Agricultural and Food Science
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Date Deposited: 16 Jun 2023 07:20
Last Modified: 19 Sep 2024 09:32
URI: http://publications.articalerewriter.com/id/eprint/1156

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