Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the impacts that climate change may cause on the development and evapotranspiration of cowpea, in semi-arid climate region of Northeast Brazil. The study was conducted in the municipalities of Apodi, Ipanguaçu and Mossoró, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. I...

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Main Authors: Edmilson G. Cavalcante Junior, José F. de Medeiros, José Espínola Sobrinho, Vladimir B. Figueirêdo, João P. N. da Costa, Wesley de O. Santos
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Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande
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José F. de Medeiros
José Espínola Sobrinho
Vladimir B. Figueirêdo
João P. N. da Costa
Wesley de O. Santos
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description ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the impacts that climate change may cause on the development and evapotranspiration of cowpea, in semi-arid climate region of Northeast Brazil. The study was conducted in the municipalities of Apodi, Ipanguaçu and Mossoró, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. In order to evaluate the influence of climate change on crop water consumption, changes in air temperature and relative humidity were simulated using the PRECIS climate model. Two scenarios of emissions were evaluated based on the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: a pessimistic named A2 and an optimistic B2. The duration of the crop cycle showed an average reduction of 14 and 23 days for the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios, respectively. Temperatures will be well above the limit tolerated by crop, which could have a negative impact on its development and yield. There will be a decrease in total evapotranspiration of 4.8%, considering the optimistic scenario, and 8.7% in the pessimistic scenario.
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spelling doaj-art-6cd20c558d5b4fd0a360c8270007bb7a2025-08-20T03:34:10ZengUniversidade Federal de Campina GrandeRevista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental1807-192920978378810.1590/1807-1929/agriambi.v20n9p783-788S1415-43662016000900783Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid regionEdmilson G. Cavalcante JuniorJosé F. de MedeirosJosé Espínola SobrinhoVladimir B. FigueirêdoJoão P. N. da CostaWesley de O. SantosABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the impacts that climate change may cause on the development and evapotranspiration of cowpea, in semi-arid climate region of Northeast Brazil. The study was conducted in the municipalities of Apodi, Ipanguaçu and Mossoró, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte. In order to evaluate the influence of climate change on crop water consumption, changes in air temperature and relative humidity were simulated using the PRECIS climate model. Two scenarios of emissions were evaluated based on the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: a pessimistic named A2 and an optimistic B2. The duration of the crop cycle showed an average reduction of 14 and 23 days for the optimistic and pessimistic scenarios, respectively. Temperatures will be well above the limit tolerated by crop, which could have a negative impact on its development and yield. There will be a decrease in total evapotranspiration of 4.8%, considering the optimistic scenario, and 8.7% in the pessimistic scenario.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662016000900783&lng=en&tlng=entemperaturerelative humidityevapotranspiration
spellingShingle Edmilson G. Cavalcante Junior
José F. de Medeiros
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Vladimir B. Figueirêdo
João P. N. da Costa
Wesley de O. Santos
Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental
temperature
relative humidity
evapotranspiration
title Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
title_full Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
title_fullStr Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
title_full_unstemmed Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
title_short Development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the Brazilian semi-arid region
title_sort development and water requirements of cowpea under climate change conditions in the brazilian semi arid region
topic temperature
relative humidity
evapotranspiration
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