Impacts of tropospheric ozone and climate change on Mexico wheat production

The study predicts that under the RCP 8.5 scenario (2041-2070), Mexico's national wheat production will decline by 12% due to climate change, with additional losses of 7% to 18% specifically caused by tropospheric ozone pollution, depending on cultivar sensitivity.

• Simulations across 32 major wheat-producing locations in Mexico showed that yield losses due to ozone impact varied between 7% and 26%, influenced by location, irrigation, and the climate change emissions scenario.
• At a national scale under the RCP 8.5 scenario, Mexico's wheat production is projected to decrease by 12%, with further losses of 7% to 18% attributed to ozone impact, varying by the sensitivity of the cultivar.
• The reduction in wheat yield caused by tropospheric ozone is found to be similar to, or potentially greater than, the impacts resulting from projected changes in rainfall, temperature, and atmospheric CO2 concentrations.

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} }