Environmental changes impact on vegetables physiology and nutrition – Gaps between vegetable and cereal crops

TY - JOUR

T1 - Environmental changes impact on vegetables physiology and nutrition – Gaps between vegetable and cereal crops

AU - Zhou, Rong

AU - Jiang, Fangling

AU - Liu, Yi

AU - Yu, Xiaqing

AU - Song, Xiaoming

AU - Wu, Zhen

AU - Cammarano, Davide

N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2024 Elsevier B.V.

PY - 2024/7/10

Y1 - 2024/7/10

N2 - Projected changes in climate patterns, increase of weather extreme, water scarcity, and land degradation are going to challenge agricultural production and food security. Currently, studies concerning effects of climate change on agriculture mainly focus on yield and quality of cereal crops. In contrast, there has been little attention on the effects of environmental changes on vegetables that are necessary and key nutrition component for human beings, but quite sensitive to these climatic changes. Therefore, we reviewed the main changes of environmental factors under the current scenario as well as the impacts of these factors on the physiological responses and nutritional alteration of vegetables and the key findings based on modelling. The gaps between cereal crops and vegetables were pinpointed and the actions to take in the future were proposed. The review will enhance our understanding concerning the effects of environmental changes on production, physiological responses, nutrition, and modelling of vegetable plants.

AB - Projected changes in climate patterns, increase of weather extreme, water scarcity, and land degradation are going to challenge agricultural production and food security. Currently, studies concerning effects of climate change on agriculture mainly focus on yield and quality of cereal crops. In contrast, there has been little attention on the effects of environmental changes on vegetables that are necessary and key nutrition component for human beings, but quite sensitive to these climatic changes. Therefore, we reviewed the main changes of environmental factors under the current scenario as well as the impacts of these factors on the physiological responses and nutritional alteration of vegetables and the key findings based on modelling. The gaps between cereal crops and vegetables were pinpointed and the actions to take in the future were proposed. The review will enhance our understanding concerning the effects of environmental changes on production, physiological responses, nutrition, and modelling of vegetable plants.

KW - Climate changes

KW - Plant modelling

KW - Plant physiology

KW - Vegetables

U2 - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173180

DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173180

M3 - Review

C2 - 38740212

AN - SCOPUS:85192937227

SN - 0048-9697

VL - 933

JO - Science of the Total Environment

JF - Science of the Total Environment

M1 - 173180

ER -