Investigating trends in vegetable crop response to increasing temperature associated with climate change

Natural Antioxidants in Purple Sprouting Broccoli under Mediterranean Climate

“…Previous studies have shown that one of the determinants of broccoli production is the temperature, which influences growth and development (Grevsen 1998). Moreover, adequate growth of high‐quality inflorescences is achieved between 14 and 16 °C (Wurr and others 1996). Therefore, because the 3 varieties of broccoli showed the same life‐cycle, the temperature range used for this experiment was not a stress for these varieties, and the results indicated that for the LP variety, the conditions used in this experiment were no suitable.…”

“…The U.K., France, and Holland import 70% of the total Spanish production. Broccoli is grown mainly during the autumn and winter seasons due to the necessity for a temperature range of 10 to 15 °C for several hours a day, to induce flowering (Wurr and others 1996). To the best of our knowledge, the cultivars studied are not grown in the region for commercial purposes because of their acclimation to the Northem‐European weather conditions.…”

Trait analysis reveals DOG1 determines initial depth of seed dormancy, but not changes during dormancy cycling that result in seedling emergence timing

“…A projected median emissions scenario for the local experimental area used in this work (West Midlands, UK) indicates an increase in the summer mean temperature of 3.7°C by 2080, compared to the recent past (1981–2000; UK Climate Change Projections, 2014; http://ukclimateprojections.metoffice.gov.uk/). We used a thermogradient tunnel (Wurr et al ., ) to establish a gradient from ambient to c . + 4°C, which gave a soil temperature gradient of 2.5°C.…”

Climate changes and potential impacts on postharvest quality of fruit and vegetable crops: A review

“…The higher the temperature during the growing season, the sooner the crop will mature. Hall, McPherson, Crawford, and Seager (1996) and Wurr, Fellows, and Phelps (1996) reported that lettuce, celery, cauliflower and kiwi grown under higher temperatures matured earlier that the same crops grown under lower temperatures.…”