Lana, Marcos
- Institutionen för växtproduktionsekologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (ZALF)
Sammanfattning
Spatiotemporal rainfall variability and low soil fertility are the primary crop production challenges facing poor farmers in semi-arid environments. However, there are few solutions for addressing these challenges. The literature provides several crop upgrading strategies (UPS) for improving crop yields, and biophysical models are used to simulate these strategies. However, the suitability of UPS is limited by systemization of their areas of application and the need to cope with the challenges faced by poor farmers. In this study, we reviewed 187 papers from peer-reviewed journals, conferences and reports that discuss UPS suitable for cereals and biophysical models used to assist in the selection of UPS in semi-arid areas. We found that four UPS were the most suitable, namely tied ridges, microdose fertilization, varying sowing dates, and field scattering. The DSSAT, APSIM and AquaCrop models adequately simulate these UPS. This work provides a systemization of crop UPS and models in semi-arid areas that can be applied by scientists and planners.
Nyckelord
The Agricultural Production Systems sIMulator (APSIM) software; AquaCrop; cereals; DSSAT; field scattering; food security; microdose fertilization; rainfall variability; tied ridges; upgrading strategies
Publicerad i
Water
2018, volym: 10, nummer: 4, artikelnummer: 356
SLU författare
Globala målen (SDG)
UKÄ forskningsämne
Jordbruksvetenskap
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w10040356
Permanent länk till denna sida (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/94450