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Wheat output in Africa and South Asia will suffer severely from climate change by 2050, modelling study shows
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Wheat output in Africa and South Asia will suffer severely from climate change by 2050, modelling study shows

The wheat simulation models employed — CROPSIM-CERES, CROPSIM, and Nwheat within the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer, DSSAT v.4.6 — have been widely used to study diverse cropping systems around the world, according to Pequeno. “The DSSAT models simulated the elevated CO2 stimulus on wheat growth, when N is not limiting,” he said. “Our...