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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2026, Vol. 42 ›› Issue (19): 130-136.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2026-0238

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Impact of Future Climate Change on Suitable Planting Areas for Summer Maize in Henan Province

MAO Yangyang1(), GUO Yanling2,3   

  1. 1 Henan Meteorological Comprehensive Support Center, Zhengzhou 450003
    2 Henan Institute of Meteorological Sciences, Zhengzhou 450003
    3 Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrometeorological Safeguard and Applied Technique, China Meteorological Administration, Zhengzhou 450003
  • Received:2026-04-02 Revised:2026-08-04 Online:2026-10-15 Published:2026-10-15

Abstract:

This study investigated the impacts of future climate change on the suitable planting areas of summer maize in Henan Province by comparing climatic regionalization results between historical and future periods, with the aim of providing a scientific reference for adaptive planting layout strategies. Using historical meteorological data from 82 weather stations in Henan during 1975-2007, along with concurrent CMIP6 model outputs and future climate projections under two emission scenarios (SSP245 and SSP585) for 2015-2064, six climatic indices, including precipitation, solar radiation, and accumulated temperature (daily mean ≥10℃) over the entire growth period, were selected as regionalization criteria. For the baseline period (1975-2007) and three future periods under SSP245 and SSP585 (2044: 2015-2044, 2054: 2025-2054, 2064: 2035-2064), multi-year averages of the six indices were calculated, bias-corrected using the Delta method, and spatially interpolated to a 1 km × 1 km resolution via ArcGIS. Based on these interpolated results, a fuzzy mathematics approach was applied to classify Henan Province into three climatic suitability grades, and subsequent analyses examined changes in both the spatial distribution and area proportions of each grade. The results indicated that under the SSP245 scenario, the three suitability grades exhibited only minor fluctuations compared with the baseline over the next 40 years, suggesting a generally stable pattern. In contrast, under the SSP585 scenario, the suitable area experienced pronounced volatility, initially decreasing sharply and then recovering gradually, while the moderately suitable and unsuitable areas first expanded and later contracted. Given that the SSP245 scenario was more consistent with observed climate trends, it was recommended that the current summer maize planting layout in Henan Province could be maintained over the next 40 years without major adjustments.

Key words: climate change, Henan Province, summer maize, CMIP6, suitable planting areas

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