Project Details Ngā taipitopito
Collaborators Ngā haumi
ART | HortPlus | Lincoln University | NZ Apple & Pears | Plant & Food Research | Winegrowers NZ
Many plant diseases thrive in warm spring temperatures, and the risk to our $6 billion horticulture sector is likely to increase as climate change impacts New Zealand.
For growers to successfully adapt to climate change, they need to know how future temperature, moisture conditions, and extreme weather events will change disease risks and seasonal plant susceptibility.
This research will predict change in disease risk by integrating the latest climate change scenarios with disease risk and plant phenology models. An economics team will investigate the potential impacts on our global agricultural markets, and on producer and consumer prices in New Zealand. Discussion with industry sectors will explore adaptation options.
A key partner in the research is HortPlus, which has a network of weather stations, and has created the Changing Climate: Disease Risk & Costs tool, a simple user interface on the MetWatch website.
This research will be integrated with the Whitiwhiti Ora – Land Use Opportunities research programme.