CLIMATE CHANGE, AMENDMENTS AND FERTILIZATION AS THE MAIN DRIVERS OF MAIZE YIELD: IMPLICATIONS FOR FOOD SECURITY IN LONG-TERM EXPERIMENTS AT A.R.D.S. LIVADA

Authors

  • Patrick-Andrei Ursan Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Roxana Vidican Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Vlad Stoian Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Acs Peter Balazs Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Beniamin-Emanuel Andraș Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Susana Mondici Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Driss Touhami Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author
  • Horia Domnariu Stațiunea de Cercetare-Dezvoltare Agricolă Livada – Satu Mare, Livada,7 Baia Mare St, C.P.447180, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole si Medicina Veterinara Cluj-Napoca, Calea Manastur 3-5, Cluj-Napoca 400372, College of Sustainable Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Benguerir, Morocco, Universitatea de Stiinete Agricole și Medicină Veterină Burcuresti, Bulevardul Marasti 59, Bucuresti 011464 Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1199/j0svqn52

Keywords:

climate change, climate change responses, long-term experiments, maize, yield, production, fertilization, amendments, precipitation

Abstract

This work investigates the impact of climate change on maize yields at A.R.D.S. Livada. Data on temperature, precipitation, and maize grain yield from 2019, 2022, and 2023 were compared with historical data from 1962-2018 and 2020/21. Results indicate a significant decrease in maize yield during the dry year of 2022, with yields dropping by 26 to 80 q/ha for fertilization treatments and 58 to 70 q/ha for amendments compared to 2019. In 2022, the performance of all treatments, except the highest rate of amendment, was lower than their respective controls. In 2023, the hottest year, yield differences relative to the control were smaller for fertilization treatments and higher for amendments compared to 2019. In conclusion, this study highlights that drought, a key consequence of climate change, reduces the effectiveness of fertilization and amendments, which can even be detrimental. However, under hot conditions with adequate precipitation, organic amendments can enhance maize yield better than fertilization.

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2024-08-01

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Vol. 6 No. 1.1 (2024): Field Crops

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