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There are three major components of grain yield variability over a period of years. Technological change is the most important in the long run. Climate variability is the most important contribution to year-to-year yield variance. Several examples of climate variability will be presented for the USA, Canada and the USSR for wheat and coarse grains. With rising costs for technological inputs and continued upward pressure on grain demand, the agricultural production systems of the world will be increasingly sensitive to climate variability. It will be more important than ever to monitor climate.
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Baier, W., Crop-Weather Models and Their Use in Yield Assessments, 1977, World Meteorological Organization Technical Note No. 151, Geneva, Switzerland. (contains an excellent bibliography)
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McQuigg, J.D. (1981). Climate Variability and Crop Yield in High and Low Temperate Regions. In: Bach, W., Pankrath, J., Schneider, S.H. (eds) Food-Climate Interactions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8563-6_7
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