The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US - An empirical investigation
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The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US - An empirical investigation. / Koleva, Nikolinka G.; Schneider, Uwe A.; Tol, Richard S.J.
In: International Journal of Ecological Economics & Statistics (IJEES), Vol. 18, No. S10, 2010, p. 64-81.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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T1 - The impact of weather variability and climate change on pesticide applications in the US - An empirical investigation
AU - Koleva, Nikolinka G.
AU - Schneider, Uwe A.
AU - Tol, Richard S.J.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Weather variability and climate change affect the application of pesticides in agriculture, in turn impacting the environment. Using panel data regression for the US, we find that weather and climate parameters significantly influence the application rates of most pesticides. Increased rainfall requires more plant protection for root crops and cereals and higher temperatures lead to increased pesticide applications to fruits and vegetables. The regression results are linked to downscaled climate scenario projections from the Canadian and Hadley Center climate models. We find that the application rates of most pesticides increase under both scenarios. However, the projected impacts vary considerably by crop, region, and pesticide.
AB - Weather variability and climate change affect the application of pesticides in agriculture, in turn impacting the environment. Using panel data regression for the US, we find that weather and climate parameters significantly influence the application rates of most pesticides. Increased rainfall requires more plant protection for root crops and cereals and higher temperatures lead to increased pesticide applications to fruits and vegetables. The regression results are linked to downscaled climate scenario projections from the Canadian and Hadley Center climate models. We find that the application rates of most pesticides increase under both scenarios. However, the projected impacts vary considerably by crop, region, and pesticide.
KW - Transdisciplinary studies
KW - climate change
KW - weather variability
KW - agricultural pesticides
KW - regression
KW - panel data
KW - North America
KW - US
KW - Sustainability Science
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 18
SP - 64
EP - 81
JO - International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics
JF - International Journal of Ecological Economics and Statistics
SN - 0973-1385
IS - S10
ER -