ABSTRACT
Predicting the effect of climate change on sugarcane cultivation Fábio R. Marin, University of São Paulo (USP) - Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Brazil; Daniel S. P. Nassif, Federal University of São Carlos, Brazil; and Leandro G. Costa, Murilo S. Vianna, Kassio Carvalho and Pedro R. Pereira, University of São Paulo (USP) - Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Brazil
1 Introduction
2 Sugarcane responses to change in temperature, rainfall and CO2 concentration
3 Assessing the impacts of climate change on sugarcane growth and yield
4 Brazilian biofuel strategy
5 Summary
6 Future trends in research
7 Where to look for further information
8 References
Climate change caused by a combination of natural processes and anthropogenic factors is now widely accepted and will impact several sectors in the world economy. The challenges posed to the agricultural sector by climate change are to provide food security for a population projected to reach nine billion by mid-century while protecting the environment and the functioning of its ecosystems (Rosezweig et al., 2013a).
