Adaptation Menu - Crops

Category

Strategy

Publications (link/DOI)

Crops

Change planting location

Battany (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Change varieties or cultivars

Battany (N/A); Bonfils (N/A); Rotter (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ece3.782/full); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Modify vineyard micro-climate

Battany (N/A)

Crops

Change management practices

Battany (N/A);

Cook (http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/environmentalstewardship/pdfs/ccc-report.pdf)

Crops

Adjust planting/harvest dates

Bonfils (N/A); Rotter (10.1002/ece3.782); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Change crops

Bonflis (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Increase irrigation

Bonfils (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Build soil health (reduce erosion, add nutrients, promote water retention)

Bonfils (N/A); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Diversify farm incomes

Bonfils (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Develop new cultivars with better adaptations

Bonfils (N/A); Gawronski (10.1534/genetics.113.158444); Tron (10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2015.05.028); SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm); Brocke 10.1017/s0014479713000616)

Crops

Add irrigation infrastructure

Bonfils (N/A)

Crops

Shade structures

Cook (http://www.cdfa.ca.gov/environmentalstewardship/pdfs/ccc-report.pdf); SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Wind machine

Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Grafted or improved rootstock

Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm); SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Cover crops

Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Increase use of pesticide

Walthall(a) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Strategic watering during critical growth periods (deficit irrigation)

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Drip irrigation

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Encourage native pollinators to supplement pollination by honeybees

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Early fruit thinning (esp. cherries)

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Remove old or unproductive trees

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Fix leaky pipes or other equipment causing loss of resources

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Extend cutting schedules in the summer

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Ensure adequate water for crop

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Soil conservation practices (reduced or no tillage, mulch, etc.)

SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Provide adequate draining to prevent waterlogging

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Windbreaks or shelter trees

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Overhead sprinklers to reduce canopy temperature

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Avoid high-risk areas (disease or pest)

SW Climate Hub (N/A); Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Reduce disease spread by spacing plants

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Intercropping

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Temporary removal of crop

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Forest barrier around fields to prevent disease spread

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Reinforcement of dikes and provision of flood gate controls

SW Climate Hub (N/A)

Crops

Farmscaping

Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)

Crops

Purchase crop insurance or participate in insurance programs

Walthall(b) (http://www.usda.gov/oce/climate_change/effects_2012/effects_agriculture.htm)