Climate change and potato productivity in Madhya Pradesh-Impact and adaptation

Authors

  • V.K. DUA ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh
  • RADHIKA PATAHNIA Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan 173 230, Himachal Pradesh
  • TANVI KAPOOR Dr. Y S Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan 173 230, Himachal Pradesh
  • JAGDEV SHARMA ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh
  • ANCHAL RANA ICAR-Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla 171 001, Himachal Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v20i2.518

Keywords:

Adaptation,, climate change, potato,, productivity, WOFOST

Abstract

The impact of climate change on potato productivity in Madhya Pradesh was analysed using WOFOST crop growth simulation model. The potato cultivars of three maturity groups viz., Kufri Badshah (late), Kufri Jyoti (medium) and Kufri Pukhraj (short) were selected. The study was carried out for 38 representative locations of the state. The study was done for baseline scenario (2000) and for future
climate scenarios for the years 2020 and 2055 using A1FI scenario of temperature (SRES A1FI pathway) and atmospheric CO2 (based on the Bern-CC model for A1FI scenario). Simulation revealed that although the increase in temperature is likely to reduce the yield by 10 to 11.4 per cent in 2020 and 22.9 to 27 per cent in 2055, a corresponding increase in CO2 may increase the yields by 4.6 to 4.9 per cent in 2020 and 19.6 to 21 per cent in 2055. However, the combined effect of CO2 and temperature will lead to a decline in productivity of Kufri Pukhraj by 7.6 per cent, followed by 7.3 per cent in Kufri Jyoti and 6.4 per cent in Kufri Badshah in 2020, with corresponding figures of 14.3, 12.8 and 10.9 per cent in 2055. Results, further revealed that the negative effect of climate change on potato productivity can be counter balanced to some extent by changing the dates of planting and/or selection of suitable varieties for the location, as it may bring down the reduction in yield from 3.7 to 0.7 per cent in 2020 and 7.7 to 3.3 per cent in 2055.

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Published

01-06-2018

How to Cite

V.K. DUA, RADHIKA PATAHNIA, TANVI KAPOOR, JAGDEV SHARMA, & ANCHAL RANA. (2018). Climate change and potato productivity in Madhya Pradesh-Impact and adaptation. Journal of Agrometeorology, 20(2), 97–104. https://doi.org/10.54386/jam.v20i2.518

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Vol. 20 No. 2 (2018): June

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Research Paper

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