Drought monitoring is the base for drought coping and adaptation. Xingtai is located in North China's key winter wheat production areas where drought is severe and frequent. The rainfall during winter wheat growing s...Drought monitoring is the base for drought coping and adaptation. Xingtai is located in North China's key winter wheat production areas where drought is severe and frequent. The rainfall during winter wheat growing season is just about 1/3 of total demand. Xingtai has typical mountainous, hilly and plain agricultural zones, compound rain-fed and irrigated farming patterns. The winter wheat irrigation has heavily depended on overdraw of groundwater in recent decades. In the study, the MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) images taken at the key winter wheat growing season (Mar. to May) in normal rainfall year (2006) were selected, extracted NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and LST (Land Surface Temperature) data, calculated TVDI (Temperature and Vegetation Drought Index), classified and mapped winter wheat drought intensity. Further, based on TVDI, a CDRA (Comprehensive Drought Risk Assessment) model for winter wheat drought disaster risk assessment was constructed and zoning was made. Verified by winter wheat yield, the risk zoning by CDRA is consistent with actual crop failure space. This method can be used in drought risk management.展开更多
Drought has pronounced and immediate impacts on agricultural production,especially in semi-arid and arid rainfed agricultural regions.Quantification of drought and its impact on crop yield is essential to agricultural...Drought has pronounced and immediate impacts on agricultural production,especially in semi-arid and arid rainfed agricultural regions.Quantification of drought and its impact on crop yield is essential to agricultural water resource management and food security.We investigated drought and its impact on winter wheat(Triticum aestivum L.)yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau from 2001 to 2015.Specifically,we performed a varimax rotated principal component analysis on drought severity index(DSI)separately for four winter wheat growth periods:pre-sowing growth period(PG),early growth period(EG),middle growth period(MG),and late growth period(LG),resulting in three major subregional DSI dynamics for each growth period.The county-level projections of these major dynamics were then used to evaluate the growth period-specific impacts of DSI on winter wheat yields by using multiple linear regression analysis.Our results showed that the growth period-specific subregions had different major DSI dynamics.During PG,the northwestern area exhibited a rapid wetting trend,while small areas in the south showed a slight drying trend.The remaining subregions fluctuated between dryness and wetness.During EG,the northeastern and western areas exhibited a mild wetting trend.The remaining subregions did not display clear wetting or drying trends.During MG,the eastern and southwestern areas showed slight drying and wetting trends,respectively.The subregions scattered in the north and south had a significant wetting trend.During LG,large areas in the east and west exhibited wetting trends,whereas small parts in south-central area had a slight drying trend.Most counties in the north showed significant and slight wetting trends during PG,EG,and LG,whereas a few southwestern counties exhibited significant drying trends during PG and MG.Our analysis identified close and positive relationships between yields and DSI during LG,and revealed that almost all of the counties were vulnerable to drought.Similar but less strong relationships existed for MG,in which northeastern and eastern counties were more drought-vulnerable than other counties.In contrast,a few drought-sensitive counties were mainly located in the southwestern and eastern areas during PG,and in the northeastern corner of the study region during EG.Overall,our study dissociated growth period-specific and spatial location-specific impacts of drought on winter wheat yield,and might contribute to a better understanding of monitoring and early warning of yield loss.展开更多
Field studies were conducted at Bushland, Texas, USA, in 2004 to examine usefulness of canopy temperature depression (CTD), the difference of air-canopy temperature, in screening wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genot...Field studies were conducted at Bushland, Texas, USA, in 2004 to examine usefulness of canopy temperature depression (CTD), the difference of air-canopy temperature, in screening wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for yield under dryland and irrigated. Forty winter wheat genotypes were grown under irrigation and dryland. CTDs were recorded after heading between 1 330 and 1 530 h on 6 clear days for dryland and 9 days for irrigation. Drought susceptible index (DSI) for each genotype was calculated using mean yield under dryland and irrigated conditions. Genotypes exhibited great differences in CTD under each environment. The dryland CTDs averaged 1.33℃ ranging from -0.67 to 2.57℃, and the average irrigation CTD were 4.59℃ ranging from 3.21 to 5.62℃. A low yield reduction was observed under dryland conditions relative to irrigated conditions for high-CTD genotypes. CTD values were highly negatively correlated with DSI under dryland, and genotypes of CTDs = 1.3℃ in dryland condition were identified as drought resistant. For 21 genotypes classified as drought resistant by DSI, their CTDs were 1.68℃ for dryland and 4.35℃ for irrigation on average; for 19 genotypes classified as drought susceptible by DSI, average CTD was 0.94℃ in dryland and 4.85℃ in irrigation. The high-yield genotypes consistently had high CTD values, and the low-yield ones had low CTD values for all measurements in dryland. After heading, genotypes maintained consistent ranking for CTD. Regression results for CTD and yield suggested that the best time for taking CTD measurement was 3-4 weeks after heading in irrigation but any time before senescence in dryland. Crop water stress index (CWSI) calculated from CTD data was highly correlated with CWSI calculated from yield, which suggesting traditional costly CWSI measurement may be improved by using portable infrared thermometers. Most importantly, grain yield was highly correlated with CTD under dryland (R^2 = 0.79-0.86) and irrigation (R^2 = 0.46-0.58) conditions. These results clearly indicated grain yield and water stress can be predicted by taking CTD values in field, which can be used by breeding programs as a potential selection criterion for grain yield and drought resistance in wheat, but a second study year is needed to confirm further.展开更多
Remote sensing can provide near real-time and dynamic monitoring of drought. The drought severity index(DSI), based on the normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) and evapotranspiration/potential evapotranspirati...Remote sensing can provide near real-time and dynamic monitoring of drought. The drought severity index(DSI), based on the normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) and evapotranspiration/potential evapotranspiration(ET/PET), has been used for drought monitoring. This study examined the relationship between the DSI and winter wheat yield for prefecture-level cities in five provinces of eastern China during 2001–2016. We first analyzed the spatial and temporal distribution of droughts in the study area. Then the correlation coefficient between drought-affected area and detrended yield of winter wheat was quantified and the impact of droughts of different intensities on winter wheat yield during different growth stages was investigated. The results show that incipient drought during the wintering period has no significant impact on the yield of winter wheat, while moderate drought in the same period can reduce yield. Drought affects winter wheat yield significantly during the flowering and filling stages. Droughts of higher intensity have more significant negative effects on the yield of winter wheat. Monitoring of droughts and irrigation is critical during these periods to ensure normal yield of winter wheat. This study has important practical implications for the planning of irrigation and food security.展开更多
Agricultural drought threatens food security.Numerous remote-sensing drought indices have been developed,but their different principles,assumptions and physical quantities make it necessary to compare their suitabilit...Agricultural drought threatens food security.Numerous remote-sensing drought indices have been developed,but their different principles,assumptions and physical quantities make it necessary to compare their suitability for drought monitoring over large areas.Here,we analyzed the performance of three typical remote sensing-based drought indices for monitoring agricultural drought in two major agricultural production regions in Shaanxi and Henan provinces,northern China(predominantly rain-fed and irrigated agriculture,respectively):vegetation health index(VHI),temperature vegetation dryness index(TVDI)and drought severity index(DSI).We compared the agreement between these indices and the standardized precipitation index(SPI),soil moisture,winter wheat yield and National Meteorological Drought Monitoring(NMDM)maps.On average,DSI outperformed the other indices,with stronger correlations with SPI and soil moisture.DSI also corresponded better with soil moisture and NMDM maps.The jointing and grain-filling stages of winter wheat are more sensitive to water stress,indicating that winter wheat required more water during these stages.Moreover,the correlations between the drought indices and SPI,soil moisture,and winter wheat yield were generally stronger in Shaanxi province than in Henan province,suggesting that remote-sensing drought indices provide more accurate predictions of the impacts of drought in predominantly rain-fed agricultural areas.展开更多
基金The study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China [No.46171501 ].
文摘Drought monitoring is the base for drought coping and adaptation. Xingtai is located in North China's key winter wheat production areas where drought is severe and frequent. The rainfall during winter wheat growing season is just about 1/3 of total demand. Xingtai has typical mountainous, hilly and plain agricultural zones, compound rain-fed and irrigated farming patterns. The winter wheat irrigation has heavily depended on overdraw of groundwater in recent decades. In the study, the MODIS (Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) images taken at the key winter wheat growing season (Mar. to May) in normal rainfall year (2006) were selected, extracted NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) and LST (Land Surface Temperature) data, calculated TVDI (Temperature and Vegetation Drought Index), classified and mapped winter wheat drought intensity. Further, based on TVDI, a CDRA (Comprehensive Drought Risk Assessment) model for winter wheat drought disaster risk assessment was constructed and zoning was made. Verified by winter wheat yield, the risk zoning by CDRA is consistent with actual crop failure space. This method can be used in drought risk management.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (42071144)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (2019TS018)
文摘Drought has pronounced and immediate impacts on agricultural production,especially in semi-arid and arid rainfed agricultural regions.Quantification of drought and its impact on crop yield is essential to agricultural water resource management and food security.We investigated drought and its impact on winter wheat(Triticum aestivum L.)yield in the Chinese Loess Plateau from 2001 to 2015.Specifically,we performed a varimax rotated principal component analysis on drought severity index(DSI)separately for four winter wheat growth periods:pre-sowing growth period(PG),early growth period(EG),middle growth period(MG),and late growth period(LG),resulting in three major subregional DSI dynamics for each growth period.The county-level projections of these major dynamics were then used to evaluate the growth period-specific impacts of DSI on winter wheat yields by using multiple linear regression analysis.Our results showed that the growth period-specific subregions had different major DSI dynamics.During PG,the northwestern area exhibited a rapid wetting trend,while small areas in the south showed a slight drying trend.The remaining subregions fluctuated between dryness and wetness.During EG,the northeastern and western areas exhibited a mild wetting trend.The remaining subregions did not display clear wetting or drying trends.During MG,the eastern and southwestern areas showed slight drying and wetting trends,respectively.The subregions scattered in the north and south had a significant wetting trend.During LG,large areas in the east and west exhibited wetting trends,whereas small parts in south-central area had a slight drying trend.Most counties in the north showed significant and slight wetting trends during PG,EG,and LG,whereas a few southwestern counties exhibited significant drying trends during PG and MG.Our analysis identified close and positive relationships between yields and DSI during LG,and revealed that almost all of the counties were vulnerable to drought.Similar but less strong relationships existed for MG,in which northeastern and eastern counties were more drought-vulnerable than other counties.In contrast,a few drought-sensitive counties were mainly located in the southwestern and eastern areas during PG,and in the northeastern corner of the study region during EG.Overall,our study dissociated growth period-specific and spatial location-specific impacts of drought on winter wheat yield,and might contribute to a better understanding of monitoring and early warning of yield loss.
基金This study was financially supported by the China National 863 Program(2002AA2Z4011)the China National R&D Program(2004BA508B09)Texas wheat breed and physiology program.These assistances are gratefully acknowledged.We also thank Gail Petersion and Melanie Allred for their assistance when the study was going on.
文摘Field studies were conducted at Bushland, Texas, USA, in 2004 to examine usefulness of canopy temperature depression (CTD), the difference of air-canopy temperature, in screening wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) genotypes for yield under dryland and irrigated. Forty winter wheat genotypes were grown under irrigation and dryland. CTDs were recorded after heading between 1 330 and 1 530 h on 6 clear days for dryland and 9 days for irrigation. Drought susceptible index (DSI) for each genotype was calculated using mean yield under dryland and irrigated conditions. Genotypes exhibited great differences in CTD under each environment. The dryland CTDs averaged 1.33℃ ranging from -0.67 to 2.57℃, and the average irrigation CTD were 4.59℃ ranging from 3.21 to 5.62℃. A low yield reduction was observed under dryland conditions relative to irrigated conditions for high-CTD genotypes. CTD values were highly negatively correlated with DSI under dryland, and genotypes of CTDs = 1.3℃ in dryland condition were identified as drought resistant. For 21 genotypes classified as drought resistant by DSI, their CTDs were 1.68℃ for dryland and 4.35℃ for irrigation on average; for 19 genotypes classified as drought susceptible by DSI, average CTD was 0.94℃ in dryland and 4.85℃ in irrigation. The high-yield genotypes consistently had high CTD values, and the low-yield ones had low CTD values for all measurements in dryland. After heading, genotypes maintained consistent ranking for CTD. Regression results for CTD and yield suggested that the best time for taking CTD measurement was 3-4 weeks after heading in irrigation but any time before senescence in dryland. Crop water stress index (CWSI) calculated from CTD data was highly correlated with CWSI calculated from yield, which suggesting traditional costly CWSI measurement may be improved by using portable infrared thermometers. Most importantly, grain yield was highly correlated with CTD under dryland (R^2 = 0.79-0.86) and irrigation (R^2 = 0.46-0.58) conditions. These results clearly indicated grain yield and water stress can be predicted by taking CTD values in field, which can be used by breeding programs as a potential selection criterion for grain yield and drought resistance in wheat, but a second study year is needed to confirm further.
文摘Remote sensing can provide near real-time and dynamic monitoring of drought. The drought severity index(DSI), based on the normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) and evapotranspiration/potential evapotranspiration(ET/PET), has been used for drought monitoring. This study examined the relationship between the DSI and winter wheat yield for prefecture-level cities in five provinces of eastern China during 2001–2016. We first analyzed the spatial and temporal distribution of droughts in the study area. Then the correlation coefficient between drought-affected area and detrended yield of winter wheat was quantified and the impact of droughts of different intensities on winter wheat yield during different growth stages was investigated. The results show that incipient drought during the wintering period has no significant impact on the yield of winter wheat, while moderate drought in the same period can reduce yield. Drought affects winter wheat yield significantly during the flowering and filling stages. Droughts of higher intensity have more significant negative effects on the yield of winter wheat. Monitoring of droughts and irrigation is critical during these periods to ensure normal yield of winter wheat. This study has important practical implications for the planning of irrigation and food security.
基金This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China:[grant numbers 41671418,41805090,61661136006]CMA/Henan Key Laboratory of Agrometeorological Support and Applied Technique:[grant numbers AMF201802,AMF201708]+1 种基金Science and Technology Facilities Council of UK–Newton Agritech Programme[Sentinles of Wheat]Foundation for Key Program of Beijing:[grant number D171100002317002].
文摘Agricultural drought threatens food security.Numerous remote-sensing drought indices have been developed,but their different principles,assumptions and physical quantities make it necessary to compare their suitability for drought monitoring over large areas.Here,we analyzed the performance of three typical remote sensing-based drought indices for monitoring agricultural drought in two major agricultural production regions in Shaanxi and Henan provinces,northern China(predominantly rain-fed and irrigated agriculture,respectively):vegetation health index(VHI),temperature vegetation dryness index(TVDI)and drought severity index(DSI).We compared the agreement between these indices and the standardized precipitation index(SPI),soil moisture,winter wheat yield and National Meteorological Drought Monitoring(NMDM)maps.On average,DSI outperformed the other indices,with stronger correlations with SPI and soil moisture.DSI also corresponded better with soil moisture and NMDM maps.The jointing and grain-filling stages of winter wheat are more sensitive to water stress,indicating that winter wheat required more water during these stages.Moreover,the correlations between the drought indices and SPI,soil moisture,and winter wheat yield were generally stronger in Shaanxi province than in Henan province,suggesting that remote-sensing drought indices provide more accurate predictions of the impacts of drought in predominantly rain-fed agricultural areas.