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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2011, Vol. 20 ›› Issue (5): 245-251.

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Impact of climate change on water requirement of main crops in irrigated oasis of Hexi corridor

WANG He-ling1,2, NIU Jun-yi1, WANG Run-yuan2, LV Xiao-dong3   

  1. 1.College of Agronomy, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou 730070, China;
    2.Key Laboratory of Arid Climate Change and Reducing Disaster of Gansu Province, Key Open Laboratory of Arid Climatic Change and Disaster Reduction of CMA, Institute of Arid Meteorology, CMA, Lanzhou 730020, China;
    3.Institute of Soil, Fertilier and Water-saving Agriculture, Gansu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou 730070, China
  • Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: The crop water requirement is one of the most important factors in farmland water circulation system. study the effects of climate warming on water requirement of major crops in irrigated oasis in Hexi corridor when 1-4℃ temperature rise in the future scenarios. The results show that climate change will have great impact on water requirement of cotton and corn, followed by spring wheat. when the temperature rises 1-4℃ during the growth period, cotton, water requirement of cotton will increase by 2.17%-12.66%, equivalent to 15.00-83.00 mm; corn will increase by 1.90%-11.49%, equivalent to 14.60-82.50 mm; wheat will be increase by 1.80%-10.03%, equivalent to 9.70-50.70 mm.There are certain regional differences which the impact of climate change on crop water requirements. When the temperature increases 1℃, the crop water requirement of Wuwei in arid regions slightly larger than Dunhuang in extreme arid region; When increases 2℃, the demand almost equivalent. Dunhuang is greater than the Wuwei if increased 3 and 4℃. According to the current planting planning in Hexi Oasis, the given temperature scenario will cause an additional water requirement of 0.11,0.21,0.37,0.62 million m3 for cotton, 0.16,0.33,0.56, 0.93 million m3 for corn; and 0.14,0.26,0.45,0.71 million m3 for spring wheat. The total irrigation water increase 0.41,0.80,1.38,2.25 billion m3. Climate warming will make the situation of water shortage more severe.

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