Yield stability is fundamental to global food security in the face of climate change, and better strategies are needed for buffering crop yields against increased weather variability. Regional- scale analyses of yield stability can support robust inferences about buffering strategies for widely-grown staple crops, but have not been accomplished. We present a novel analytical approach, synthesizing 2000–2014 data on weather and soil factors to quantify their impact on county-level maize yield stability in four US states that vary widely in these factors (Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Pennsylvania).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/soil-water-holding-capacity-mitigates-downside-risk-and-volatility-us-rainfed-maize
[2] http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0160974
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/alwyn-williams
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mitchell-c-hunter
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/melanie-kammerer-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/plos-one
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maize
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-capability
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-adaptation
