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In his editorial, Ridley takes a rosy view about the impact of climate change on crop yields that is not supported by the scientific research.
It was the worst wheat disease of the first half of the 20th century, killing about a fifth of America's harvest in periodic epidemics.Wheat rust once spurred the Green Revolution, the huge increase in crop yields that started in the 1940s.
"Changes in crop yields that result from climate change occur over broad geographical areas and are likely to lead to long-term population shifts," said Shuaizhang Feng, a research associate at the Woodrow Wilson School's Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy, and one of the three researchers.
These conditions are also exacerbated by the growing impact of climate change, such as desertification and falling crop yields that make water more scarce and fuel further social unrest.
The ultimate goal of developing such models is to provide a new tool for predicting crop yields that will allow the selection of crops adapted to lower inputs and to particular environmental conditions, while maintaining an acceptable yield.
"There are so many variables that enter into what a crop yields that it's hard to tell yet whether this is making a difference," he said.
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The present study highlight need for generating data on crops and yields that are more authentic for the western Himalayan area.
It highlights the inadequacy of the official database and need for generating accurate data on crops and yields that are more authentic.
"If the root cause is agricultural, we might want to invest in things that boost crop yields or that reduces crop sensitivity to really hot temperatures," he added.
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