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

Transcript of Modelling the future of cassava production in Asia

Julian'Ramirez-Villegas,'Patricia'Moreno'and'Kris'Wyckhuys

Modelling)the)future)of)cassava)cultivation)in)Asia

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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)

Future)suitability)and)change)(2020s)

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'robust'cassava'model

Moreno+et+al.+(unpublished)

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Moreno+et+al.+(unpublished)

Moreno+et+al.+(unpublished)

(DSSAT+v4.5)

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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

Regional)importance)of)pests)and)diseases

*+Dry+season+data+only+ Data:+K.+Wyckhuys

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.

P.%manihoti

Potential)distribution)of)cassava)mealybug

Parsa et+al.+(2012)+PLoS+ONE

M.%tanajoa

M.%mcgregori

Potential)distribution)of)cassava)greenmite

Parsa et+al.+(2015)+Exp.+Appl.+Acarol.;+Herrera+Campo+et+al.+(2011)+Food+Sec.

Towards)a)mechanistic)simulation)of)cropBpestBmanagement)interactions

Gutierrez+et+al.+(1988)

Towards)a)mechanistic)simulation)of)cropBpestBmanagement)interactions

Gutierrez+et+al.+(1988)

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?