Track 5-1-1: Global Role of Grassland Management in Mitigating Climate Change Effects on the Environment and Human Welfare
Description
Climate variability and change due to increase in green house gases concentration and the resultant increase in temperature has led to notable changes in different sectors including water and agriculture which would impact food security (Rai et al., 2014) in many regions of the developing world, which are largely dependent on rainfed and labor intensive agricultural production (Ziervogel and Calder, 2003). Eco-physiological models are widely used especially the potential impacts of climate change (Gitay et al., 2001; White et al., 2011). The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an annual herbaceous legume cultivated for its edible seeds or for fodder. It is an obvious choice for intercropping with forage cereals like sorghum, maize and pearl millet in all growing region of India. The fresh fodder has 15-20 % CP content and being legume it fixes nitrogen in the soil which makes more suitable for rainfed marginal lands. In this context, CROPGRO- model calibrated and validated for forage cowpea and this was employed for assessing the impact of climate change as well as analyzing the climatic risk of forage cow pea production.
Citation
Rai, Suchit K.; Kumar, Sunil; and Deb, D., "Simulating the Effect of the Climate Change, Genotypes and Management on the Productivity of Forage Cowpea in Semi-Arid Regions of India" (2020). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 4.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/23/5-1-1/4
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Simulating the Effect of the Climate Change, Genotypes and Management on the Productivity of Forage Cowpea in Semi-Arid Regions of India
Climate variability and change due to increase in green house gases concentration and the resultant increase in temperature has led to notable changes in different sectors including water and agriculture which would impact food security (Rai et al., 2014) in many regions of the developing world, which are largely dependent on rainfed and labor intensive agricultural production (Ziervogel and Calder, 2003). Eco-physiological models are widely used especially the potential impacts of climate change (Gitay et al., 2001; White et al., 2011). The cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.) is an annual herbaceous legume cultivated for its edible seeds or for fodder. It is an obvious choice for intercropping with forage cereals like sorghum, maize and pearl millet in all growing region of India. The fresh fodder has 15-20 % CP content and being legume it fixes nitrogen in the soil which makes more suitable for rainfed marginal lands. In this context, CROPGRO- model calibrated and validated for forage cowpea and this was employed for assessing the impact of climate change as well as analyzing the climatic risk of forage cow pea production.
