Abstract:

In order to study the impact of climate change on the growth of spring corn in the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu, the continuous 30-year climate factors and corn biological observation data from Xifeng in 1994-2023 were used to analyze facts of climate warming and humidification in eastern Gansu and their impact on corn by using linear regression, polynomial function, climate trend rate and other methods. The results showed that, over the past 30 years, the heat and precipitation during the growth period of spring corn in eastern Gansu had shown an increasing trend, while sunshine had shown a decreasing trend. The climate warming and humidification trend in the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu was obvious, which had a significant impact on the growth and development of corn. Climate warming affected the growth cycle of corn, the sowing period of corn was delayed, the maturity period was advanced, the growth was shortened, and the planting boundary was expanded northward; climate warming and humidification made the growth height of corn, leaf area index, ear length, hundred grain, plant seed weight, theoretical yield and other indicators showed an increasing trend, and the positive effect of climate warming and humidification on the production of spring corn and agricultural in the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu was significant. The yield of corn in the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu was negatively correlated with average temperature, effective accumulated temperature and sunshine hours during the growth period, and was extremely significantly positively correlated with the precipitation during the growth period. The lack of water was the main limiting factor for the growth of crops in the Loess Plateau of eastern Gansu. Moisture affected the whole process of corn yield growth. The yield of corn was mainly affected by the amount and distribution of precipitation. In production, we should fully tap the potential of climate resources, adjust the planting, promote the scientific planting mode, introduce high-yielding and stress-resistant varieties, select the appropriate sowing period, dynamically increase or decrease the area of multiple cropping, water-saving irrigation, improve the disaster prevention and reduction system, control and prevent to improve quality and efficiency, and avoid harm to reduce the negative effects of climate change.

Key words: climate warming and humidification, eastern Gansu plateau, spring maize, response