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New Climate‐Proof Cropping Systems in Dry Areas of the Mediterranean Region
Author(s) -
Jacobsen S.E.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of agronomy and crop science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1439-037X
pISSN - 0931-2250
DOI - 10.1111/jac.12080
Subject(s) - cropping , mediterranean climate , climate change , desertification , environmental science , agroforestry , agronomy , agriculture , geography , ecology , biology
A climate‐proof cropping system is a system which is able to mitigate the effects of climate change, which often are unpredictable and extreme. The special issue is related to the subject of improving cropping systems in the M editerranean region, which is one of the regions in the world facing most severe consequences of climate changes, under influence of multiple abiotic stresses. These stresses are becoming even more pronounced under changing climate, resulting in drier conditions, increasing temperatures and greater variability, causing desertification. This topic has been addressed in the EU FP 7 project entitled ‘Sustainable water use securing food production in dry areas of the M editerranean region ( SWUP ‐ MED )’ working on climate‐proof cropping systems in M orocco, S yria, T urkey and southern E urope, collaborating with UK , D enmark and A ustralia. The results are valid for other parts of the world, where M editerranean climate is found, such as W estern A ustralia and W estern C hile, and in many dry areas of A frica, A sia, and the M iddle E ast.