Researchers predict that by the year 2080, maize production will decrease by 13%. (Credit: Cathy, Sam, Max and Mai, flickr.com)
A new study predicts that by the 2080’s global production of maize will have fallen by nearly 13 per cent. By balancing a variety of factors, such as rising CO2 levels and patterns in climate change, researchers are able to establish a model to predict future crop yields. While maize will decrease, yields of spring wheat and soybeans will increase, but not has much as they would without the heat stress caused by climate change.
Original research paper published in the journal Environmental Research Letters on March 19, 2014.
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