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Climate Change - Risks and Opportunities for the Custard Apple Industry

Deuter, P. (2011) Climate Change - Risks and Opportunities for the Custard Apple Industry. In: National Australian Custard Apple Conference, 2011.“Quality and Quantity – Finding and Understanding the Balance”, 14th - 16th July 2011, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

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Publisher URL: http://www.deedi.qld.gov.au
Organisation URL: http://www.custardapple.com.au

Abstract

Climate affects the custard apple industry in a range of ways through impacts on growth, disease risk, fruit set and industry location. Climates in Australia are influenced by surrounding oceans, and are very variable from year to year. However, amidst this variability there are significant trends, with Australian annual mean temperatures increasing since 1910, and particularly since 1950, with night-time temperatures increasing faster (0.11oC/decade) than daytime temperatures (0.06oC/decade). These temperature increases and other climate changes are expected to continue as a result of greenhouse gas emissions, with ongoing impacts on the custard apple industry. Five sites were chosen to assess possible future climate changes : Mareeba, Yeppoon, Bundaberg, Nambour and Lismore, these sites representing the extent of the majority of custard apple production in eastern Australia. A fifth site (Coffs Harbour) was selected as it is south of the current production regions. A mean warming of 0.8 to 1.2oC is anticipated over most of these sites by the year 2030, relative to 1990. This paper assesses the potential effects of climate change on custard apple production, and suggests strategies for adaptation.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Funders:AgriScience Queensland
Corporate Creators:Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (DEEDI), Agri-Science, Horticulture and Forestry Science, Australian Custard Apple Growers Association
Business groups:Horticulture and Forestry Science
Additional Information:© The State of Queensland (Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation) 2011. Copyright protects this publication. Except for purposes permitted by the Copyright Act 1968, reproduction by whatever means is prohibited without prior written permission of the Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation. Enquiries should be directed to •Commercialisation Unit: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/77.htm •Email: SAFTRSCopyright@deedi.qld.gov.au •Phone: the Business Information Centre on 13 25 23 (Queensland residents) or +61 7 3404 6999.
Keywords:Custard apple; climate change scenarios; climate variability; adaptation strategies; greenhouse gasses; climate model simulations; climate change impacts; management options; seasonal climate forecasting.
Subjects:Agriculture > Agriculture (General) > Agricultural meteorology. Crops and climate
Plant culture > Fruit and fruit culture > Culture of individual fruits or types of fruit
Live Archive:27 Sep 2011 06:23
Last Modified:03 Sep 2021 16:43

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