Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios
The perennial forage grass timothy (Phleum pratense L.) is the most important forage crop in Norway. Future changes in the climate will affect growing conditions and hence the yield output. We used data from the Norwegian Value for Cultivation and Use testing to find a statistical prediction model f...
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ftunivmob:oai:nmbu.brage.unit.no:11250/3108501 2024-01-21T10:08:59+01:00 Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios Hellton, Kristoffer Herland Amdahl, Helga Thorarinsdottir, Thordis Alsheikh, Muath K Aamlid, Trygve S. Jørgensen, Marit Dalmannsdottir, Sigridur Rognli, Odd Arne 2023-07-12T17:06:22Z application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3108501 https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.127935 eng eng Norges forskningsråd: 303258 Agricultural and Food Science. 2023, 32 (2), 80-93. urn:issn:1459-6067 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3108501 https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.127935 cristin:2162178 80-93 32 Agricultural and Food Science 2 Peer reviewed Journal article 2023 ftunivmob https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.127935 2023-12-27T23:48:20Z The perennial forage grass timothy (Phleum pratense L.) is the most important forage crop in Norway. Future changes in the climate will affect growing conditions and hence the yield output. We used data from the Norwegian Value for Cultivation and Use testing to find a statistical prediction model for total dry matter yield (DMY) based on agro-climatic variables. The statistical model selection found that the predictors with the highest predictive power were growing degree days (GDD) in July and the number of days with rain (>1mm) in June–July. These predictors together explained 43% of the variability in total DMY. Further, the prediction model was combined with a range of climate ensembles (RCP4.5) to project DMY of timothy for the decades 2050–2059 and 2090–2099 at 8 locations in Norway. Our projections forecast that DMY of today’s timothy varieties may decrease substantially in South-Eastern Norway, but increase in Northern Norway, by the middle of the century, due to increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. publishedVersion Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Norway Open archive Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Brage NMBU Norway Agricultural and Food Science |
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The perennial forage grass timothy (Phleum pratense L.) is the most important forage crop in Norway. Future changes in the climate will affect growing conditions and hence the yield output. We used data from the Norwegian Value for Cultivation and Use testing to find a statistical prediction model for total dry matter yield (DMY) based on agro-climatic variables. The statistical model selection found that the predictors with the highest predictive power were growing degree days (GDD) in July and the number of days with rain (>1mm) in June–July. These predictors together explained 43% of the variability in total DMY. Further, the prediction model was combined with a range of climate ensembles (RCP4.5) to project DMY of timothy for the decades 2050–2059 and 2090–2099 at 8 locations in Norway. Our projections forecast that DMY of today’s timothy varieties may decrease substantially in South-Eastern Norway, but increase in Northern Norway, by the middle of the century, due to increased temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. publishedVersion |
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Hellton, Kristoffer Herland Amdahl, Helga Thorarinsdottir, Thordis Alsheikh, Muath K Aamlid, Trygve S. Jørgensen, Marit Dalmannsdottir, Sigridur Rognli, Odd Arne |
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Hellton, Kristoffer Herland Amdahl, Helga Thorarinsdottir, Thordis Alsheikh, Muath K Aamlid, Trygve S. Jørgensen, Marit Dalmannsdottir, Sigridur Rognli, Odd Arne Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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Hellton, Kristoffer Herland Amdahl, Helga Thorarinsdottir, Thordis Alsheikh, Muath K Aamlid, Trygve S. Jørgensen, Marit Dalmannsdottir, Sigridur Rognli, Odd Arne |
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Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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Yield predictions of timothy (Phleum pratense L.) in Norway under future climate scenarios |
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yield predictions of timothy (phleum pratense l.) in norway under future climate scenarios |
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Norges forskningsråd: 303258 Agricultural and Food Science. 2023, 32 (2), 80-93. urn:issn:1459-6067 https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3108501 https://doi.org/10.23986/afsci.127935 cristin:2162178 |
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