Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production

This research paper uses the O3-modified DSSAT-NWheat crop model to predict wheat yield losses in Mexico resulting from tropospheric ozone (O3) pollution and climate change under the RCP 8.5 scenario for the period 2041 to 2070.

• Simulations of 32 major wheat-producing locations in Mexico, accounting for irrigated and rainfed conditions and two cultivar sensitivity classifications, indicate that O3 impact causes yield losses ranging from 7% to 26% when averaged over 30 years.
• At a national scale for Mexico under the RCP 8.5 climate change scenario, wheat production is projected to decrease by 12%, with further losses of 7% to 18% attributed to O3 impact, depending on the sensitivity of the cultivar.
• The yield loss attributed to tropospheric ozone is found to be equal to or greater than the impacts caused by projected future changes in atmospheric CO2 concentration, rainfall, and temperature.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-tropospheric-ozone-and-climate-change-on-mexico-wheat-production/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-tropospheric-ozone-and-climate-change-on-mexico-wheat-production/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019impacts, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = may, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/impacts-of-tropospheric-ozone-and-climate-change-on-mexico-wheat-production/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }