Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16861
Title: Distribution of Date Palms in the Middle East Based on Future Climate Scenarios
Contributor(s): Shabani, Farzin  (author); Kumar, Lalit  (author)orcid ; Taylor, Subhashni  (author)orcid 
Publication Date: 2015
DOI: 10.1017/S001447971400026X
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/16861
Abstract: One consequence of climate change is change in the phenology and distribution of plants, including the date palm ('Phoenix dactylifera' L.). Date palm, as a crop specifically adapted to arid conditions in desert oases and to very high temperatures, may be dramatically affected by climate changes. Some areas that are climatically suitable for date palm growth at the present time will become climatically unsuitable in the future, while other areas that are unsuitable under current climate will become suitable in the future. This study used CLIMEX to estimate potential date palm distribution under current and future climate scenarios using one emission scenario (A2) with two different global climate models (GCMs), CSIRO-Mk3.0 (CS) and MIROC-H (MR). The results of this study indicated that Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Iran are most affected countries as a result of climate change. In Saudi Arabia, 129 million ha (68%) of currently suitable area is projected to become unsuitable by 2100. However, this is based on climate modelling alone. The actual decrease in area may be much smaller when abiotic and other factors are taken into account. On the other hand, 13 million ha (33%) of currently unsuitable area is projected to become suitable by 2100 in Iran. Additionally, by 2050, Israel, Jordan and western Syria will become climatically more suitable. Cold and heat stresses will play a significant role in date palm distribution in the future. These results can inform strategic planning by government and agricultural organizations to identify areas for cultivation of this profitable crop in the future, and to address those areas that will need greater attention because they are becoming marginal regions for date palm cultivation.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Experimental Agriculture, 51(2), p. 244-263
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1469-4441
0014-4797
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: 040104 Climate Change Processes
040199 Atmospheric Sciences not elsewhere classified
059999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 370299 Climate change science not elsewhere classified
370199 Atmospheric sciences not elsewhere classified
419999 Other environmental sciences not elsewhere classified
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: 829999 Plant Production and Plant Primary Products not elsewhere classified
829902 Plant Product Traceability and Quality Assurance (excl. Forest Products)
829901 Forest Product Traceability and Quality Assurance
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 269903 Plant product traceability and quality assurance (excl. forest products)
269902 Forest product traceability and quality assurance
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
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School of Environmental and Rural Science

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