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Tier 4 — Narrative / commentaryPeer-reviewedConventional

Adapting crop production to climate change and air pollution at different scales

Evgenios Agathokleous, Michael Frei, Oliver Knopf, Onno Muller, Yansen Xu, Thuy Huu Nguyen, Thomas Gaiser, Xiaoyu Liu, Bing Liu, Costas J. Saitanis, Bo Shang, Muhammad Shahedul Alam, Yanru Feng, Frank Ewert, Zhaozhong Feng

Nature Food · 2023

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Summary

This Nature Food review synthesises evidence on adapting global crop production to the dual stressors of climate change and air pollution, examining interventions across multiple scales from field management to policy. The authors appear to assess the effectiveness of crop breeding, agronomic practices and systemic approaches in maintaining productivity and food security under intensifying environmental pressures. The work likely integrates regional case studies and modelling to inform adaptation prioritisation.

Regional applicability

UK farmers and policymakers may benefit from multi-scale adaptation frameworks applicable to temperate cereals and horticultural systems. However, the global scope may necessitate contextualisation to UK-specific air quality standards, regional climate projections and existing agri-environment schemes.

Key measures

Adaptation efficacy across spatial scales; crop yield resilience; air pollutant stress responses; climate scenario projections

Outcomes reported

The study appears to synthesise adaptation strategies for crop production under combined pressures of climate change and air pollution at field, regional and global scales. It likely evaluates crop management, varietal selection and policy interventions to sustain yields and food security.

Theme
Climate & resilience
Subject
Climate & greenhouse gas mitigation
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
Global
System type
Mixed farming
DOI
10.1038/s43016-023-00858-y
Catalogue ID
SNmojyxr3s-h4s09p

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