Impact of climate extreme events and their causality on maize yield in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: Extreme climate events can have a significant negative impact on maize productivity, resulting in food scarcity and socioeconomic losses. Thus, quantifying their effect is needed for developing future adaptation and mitigation strategies, especially for countries relying on maize as a staple crop, such as South Africa. While several studies have analyzed the impact of climate extremes on maize yields in South Africa, little is known on the quantitative contribution of combined extreme events to maize yield variability and the causality link of extreme events. This study uses existing stress indices to investigate temporal and spatial patterns of heatwaves, drought, and extreme precipitation during maize growing season between 1986/87 and 2015/16 for South Africa provinces and at national l

SUBMITTER: Simanjuntak C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10393995 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature