Modelling the future of cassava production in Asia
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Julian'Ramirez-Villegas,'Patricia'Moreno'and'Kris'Wyckhuys
Modelling)the)future)of)cassava)cultivation)in)Asia
CIAT)crop)and)pest)modelling)activities1. Suitability+modelling+(20086present)+using+niche6based+
models+(EcoCrop).
2. Process6based+modelling+(20126present):+develop+and+maintain+cassava+model+in+DSSAT.
3. Suitability+modelling+of+pests:+greenmite,+mealybug,+whitefly+(201162015)
4. Towards+mechanistic+simulation+of+crop6pest6management+interactions
The EcoCrop)model
It+evaluates+on+monthly+basis+if+there+are+adequate+climatic+conditions+
within+a+growing+season+for+
temperature+and+precipitation……and+calculates+the+climatic+suitability+of+ the+resulting+ interaction+between+rainfall+and+
temperature…
Ramirez6Villegas+et+al.+(2013)+Agr.+For.+Met.
Current)suitability
Growing(season((days) 240 Killing&temperature&(°C) 0
Minimum&absolute&temperature&(°C) 15.0
Minimum&optimum&temperature&(°C) 22.0
Maximum&optimum&temperature&(°C) 32.0
Maximum&absolute&temperature&(°C) 45.0
Minimum&absolute&rainfall&(mm) 300
Minimum&optimum&rainfall&(mm) 800
Maximum&optimum&rainfall&(mm) 2200
Maximum&absolute&rainfall&(mm) 2800
Ceballos+et+al.+(2011)
Why)a)processBbased)approach?
!Cassava+does+not+have+a+robustmodel+(Legg+et+al.,+2014)
!Short'list'of+models+describing+the+basic+processes+of+growth+
and+development+(Cock+et+al.+1979;+Manrique 1992;+Matthews+&+Hunt+1994;+Gray+2000,2003;+Mithra+et+
al.2013;+Gabriel+et+al.+2014;+Gutierrez+et+al.+1988).
!Models+answer+what%if?%%questions+! Ex6ante+evaluation+of+
technologies+and/or+environmental+conditions+expensive+or+
impossible+to+evaluate+(Cock+&+Moreno,+2013).+
A)processBbased)cassava)simulation)model
! From+phenological+phases+
to+an+indeterminate+crop
! Node+cohorts+(leaf+and+
stem+growth,+leaf+life)
! Different+Tbase for+leaf+development+and+
branching
! Spillover+model
Leaf'appearance Branching
Leaf'size
Moreno+et+al.+(unpublished)
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12000
14000
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Harvest(product(wt((kg([dm]/ha
Days(after(start(of(simulation((#)(Chart21
C1*E1+MCol622;Control measured+C1*E1+MCol622;Control
C1*E2+MCol622;Reduced+rai measured+C1*E2+MCol622;Reduced+rai
•CIAT’s+1980s+and+1990s+physiology+trial+data,+for+365+LAC+cultivars.
•2+new+field+trials+in+Vietnam+(northern,+southern)+with+12+fertilizer+(N,+P,+K)+treatments,+2+cultivars,+2+years.+
• IITA6led+cassava+agronomy+project+in+Nigeria+and+Tanzania+with+100++trials.
Experiments)to)develop,)calibrate)and)validate)the)model
Adapted+from+Guisan,+Broennimann,+ Di+Cola+and+FBM+team+(https://goo.gl/5KS4E8)
Ecological)niche)modelling)of)pests)and)diseases
CLIMEX,)MaxEnt,)Support)Vector)Machines,Climate)Spate)Model,)GARP,)Env.)Distance,)etc.
M.%tanajoa
M.%mcgregori
Potential)distribution)of)cassava)greenmite
Parsa et+al.+(2015)+Exp.+Appl.+Acarol.;+Herrera+Campo+et+al.+(2011)+Food+Sec.
Nothing)new…)simulating)pest)dynamics)in)1982B1984)experiments)in)Nigeria
Mealybug with'biological'control
Gutierrez+et+al.+(1988)
Gutierrez+et+al.+(1988)
Uncontrolledmealybug
Root+weight
Mealybugnumber
Coccinellid
A.#lopezi
Uncontrolledgreenmite
Leaf+weight
Root+weight
Greenmitenumber
• Group+spatio6temporal+variations+in+pest+dynamics+and+yield+impacts+to+prioritise interventions+and+breeding+efforts+(cf.+Target+Population+of+Environments)
• Develop+management+recommendations+(e.g.+best+planting+periods,+N+application)+to+reduce+pest+damage…+and+estimate+tradeoffs.
• Early+warning+systems+–for+timely+release+of+parasitoids+(e.g.+A.#lopezi),+or+other+type+of+control.• Understand+crop+&+associated+pest+expansion+patterns
What)can)we)do)with)this)type)of)approach?