Associate Professor University of Connecticut Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut, United States
Climate change has been exerting significant pressure on agricultural production across the globe. Among all the climate factors, drought is a major factor directly impacting agriculture production. Various climate-smart agriculture practices have been implemented to mitigate crop water stress, but some may end up with unintended consequences on environmental quality. Since agriculture is a major player affecting climate trajectories and environmental quality, an integrated understanding of the consequence of different drought impact mitigation strategies is critically needed. This study synthesizes the drought impacts on agricultural production of different crop types and under different environmental conditions. It also discusses the role of state-of-the-art techniques such as multi-sensor remote sensing, solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF), and stable isotopes in identifying the mechanism of various agricultural practices to mitigate the drought impacts on crop production and the associated environmental consequences.
