Overview of Recent Effects of Global Warming on Agricultural Production in Japan

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
NII recode ID (NCID) AA0068709X
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To determine the effects of recent warming trends on agricultural production in Japan, in 2003 and 2005, surveys of the public institutes of agricultural research in 47 prefectures were conducted. The results suggest that recent warming trends have already significantly affected nearly all types of crops and livestock in Japan. All 47 prefectures reported warming effects on fruit tree cultivation and over 70% of prefectures recognized the effects on rice, vegetable and flower cultivation. Horticultural crops and rice are likely to be more sensitive to global warming than other agricultural crops and livestock. Our survey elucidated many effects of recent warming, such as phenological changes in many crops, increases in fruit coloring disorders and incidences of chalky rice kernels, reductions in yields of wheat, barley, vegetables, flowers, milk and eggs, and alterations in the type of disease and pest.

Date of issued
Creator SUGIURA Toshihiko SUMIDA Hirokazu YOKOYAMA Shigeki ONO Hiroshi
Subject

fruit trees

livestock farming

rice

vegetable

wheat

Publisher Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Available Online
NII resource type vocabulary Journal Article
Volume 46
Issue 1
spage 7
epage 13
DOI 10.6090/jarq.46.7
Rights Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Language eng

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