Periods and RCPs |
Sowing windows and yield deviations (%) |
March |
April |
May |
June |
NT_rcp4.5 |
0.7 |
-8.6 |
-21.3 |
-22.7 |
NT_rcp8.5 |
9.2 |
-5.3 |
-23.7 |
-20.5 |
MT_rcp4.5 |
-3.4 |
-12.2 |
-20.6 |
-27.4 |
MT_rcp8.5 |
-9.1 |
-10.1 |
-22.2 |
-31.4 |
ET_rcp4.5 |
-13.0 |
-15.4 |
-20.6 |
-31.2 |
ET_rcp8.5 |
-15.8 |
-23.7 |
-33.4 |
-33.7 |
Historical |
12.3 |
- |
-20.4 |
-4.8 |
Yield Deviation (%) |
0.7 to -16% |
-5.3 to -24% |
-20.6 to -33.4% |
-20.5 to -34% |
Where: NT, MT and ET stands’ for the near (2010-2039), mid (2040-2069) and end term (2070-2099) periods; RCP- representative concentration pathways. |
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