Open AccessEffect of Climate Variables in Rice Yield in Nueva Ecija, Philippines
Author(s) -
Andro M. Enovejas,
Sharmaine Maldia,
Nurul Amri Komarudin,
Dante Vergara,
Yahya Shafiyuddin Hilmi,
Janice B. Sevilla-Nastor
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
asia pacific journal of sustainable agriculture food and energy (apjsafe)/asia pacific journal sustainable agriculture food and energy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2808-8948
pISSN - 2338-1345
DOI - 10.36782/apjsafe.v9i1.77
Subject(s) - climate change , environmental science , rainfed agriculture , agriculture , yield (engineering) , cropping , relative humidity , mean radiant temperature , ecosystem , crop yield , agronomy , geography , mathematics , ecology , meteorology , biology , materials science , archaeology , metallurgy
Climate variability is one of the factors that directly and greatly affect cropping system and plant yield. It is therefore very important to obtain a good understanding about climate variability or changes in the climate and the effect of these changes to clearly understand the vulnerability of food crops as well as its agronomic impacts for us to create and implement adaptive strategies to mitigate its negative effects. This study assessed the effect of climate in rice crop yield in both irrigated and rainfed ecotype farming system in Nueva Ecija Province in the Philippines using semi-annual yield data and the different climate variables such as seasonal rainfall, mean temperature, minimum temperature, and relative humidity by using empirical/statistical method through time series analysis, and correlation analysis. Results indicated that rice yield for irrigated and rainfed ecosystem type of farming in Nueva Ecija show an overall increasing trend from year 1991-2018, although there are observed decline and fluctuations in some years. The different climate variables (i.e., rainfall, temperature, and humidity) show fluctuating trends and irregularities spanning from the year 1991-2018. But it showed overall decreasing trends for relative humidity and increasing trends for rainfall, minimum temperature, and mean temperature. There are significant correlations between rice yield the all the climate variables in both irrigated and rainfed farming ecosystem types.