Rice yields in tropical/subtropical Asia exhibit large but opposing sensitivities to minimum and maximum temperatures

By Jarrod R. Welch, J. Vincent, M. Auffhammer, P. Moya, A. Dobermann, D. Dawe. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2010

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Soil Science

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Meta-analysis and dose-response analysis of high temperature effects on rice yield and quality (2017, background): “Moreover, the reproductive stage is likely more sensitive to high temperature stress than the vegetative stage in rice (Sánchez et al., 2014; Welch et al., 2010).”
Effects of climate variability and change on agricultural production: The case of small scale farmers in Kenya (2016, neutral): “The results from crop research show that yield response to weather and climate is highly non-linear and there are significant interaction effects between temperature and rainfall (Welch et al ., 2010).”
Measuring the effects of extreme weather events on yields (2016, background): “For instance, some statistical studies find a positive effect of daytime warming on yields when extremes are infrequently realized (Welch et al., 2010).”
The Influence of Climate Change on Global Crop Productivity1 (2012, background): “For example, rice actually benefits from higher Tmax in many locations, at least until Tmax exceeds values that cause direct heat damage, whereas higher Tmin is harmful (Welch et al., 2010).”
Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from US Agriculture (2016, neutral): “4 See Zilberman, Zhao, and Heiman (2012) and Burke and Lobell (2010) for an overview.”
Negative impacts of climate change on cereal yields: statistical evidence from France (2017, background): “With information on planting and harvesting dates and crop growth stages, these assumptions can even be relaxed [31, 32].”
Empirical studies on agricultural impacts and adaptation (2014, background): “In more recent work, Welch et al. (2010) use the most extensive farm level dataset covering the main irrigated rice growing regions in Asia to study the climate response of rice at the farm level.”
Temperature extremes: Effect on plant growth and development (2015, background): “Welch et al. (2010) found higher minimum temperatures reduced grain yield in rice, while higher maximum temperature raised yields; because the maximum temperature seldom reached the critical optimum temperature for rice.”
Impacts of climate change on agriculture: Evidence from China (2016, methodology): “To capture the effects of the changes in output and input prices on crop yields, we use input-output price ratios as explanatory variables in the empirical analysis (as in Welch et al. 2010), and include fertilizer price index and wage as input prices.”
The Use of Panel Models in Assessments of Climate Impacts on Agriculture (2017, background): “For example, Welch et al. (2010) separate the growing season for rice into three phases and find different sensitivities to minimum and maximum temperatures across growing phases.”