Temperature Rise Affecting India's Wheat Production: Study

LONDON: The recent rise in temperatures is taking a toll on India's wheat production, an alarming study by geographers at the University of Southampton in Britain said.

A rise in night time temperatures is negatively affecting crop yield the most, the findings showed.

"Our findings highlight the vulnerability of India's wheat production system to temperature rise, which is predicted to continue in the coming decades as a consequence of climate change," said Jadu Dash, a lecturer in geography at the University of Southampton.

"We are sounding an early warning to the problem, which could have serious implications in the future and so needs further investigation," Dash added.

The researchers used satellite images taken at weekly intervals from 2002 to 2007 of the wheat growing seasons to measure "vegetation greenness" of the crop -- acting as an indicator of crop yield.

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