Research Article
US Agriculture under Climate Change: An Examination of Climate Change Effects on Ease of Achieving RFS2
Table 2
Projected adaptation-adjusted climate change effects on switchgrass versus corn yields in percentage changes, 2030.
| | Hadley | Canadian | Region | Switchgrass | Corn | Switchgrass | Corn | | Dry | Irrig. | Dry | Irrig. |
| Corn belt | 3.98 | 10.14 | −3.25 | −15.57 | 8.84 | −7.78 | Great plains | 3.59 | 19.20 | −3.18 | −5.64 | 18.10 | −6.20 | Lake states | 2.01 | 50.92 | 40.45 | −3.95 | 55.20 | 47.37 | Northeast | 1.34 | 5.16 | −3.80 | −11.40 | −0.41 | −8.70 | Pacific northwest east | 27.54 | 17.60 | −2.50 | 10.46 | 19.20 | −7.30 | Pacific southwest | 30.96 | 17.60 | −2.50 | 46.86 | 19.20 | −7.30 | Rocky mountains | 8.21 | 25.55 | −4.00 | 9.86 | 21.95 | −8.80 | South central | −16.72 | 7.60 | −1.23 | 4.25 | −2.61 | −14.56 | Southeast | −17.70 | 3.60 | 2.10 | −41.50 | −8.20 | −15.80 | Southwest | −11.31 | 11.60 | −3.60 | −19.09 | 3.60 | −14.50 |
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Data based on the U.S. National Assessment [10].
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