Table 4 Weighted means of cowpea yields (t/ha) with and without (w/o) inoculum in the near and far future under three different climate change scenarios.

From: Exploring the benefits of inoculated cowpeas under different climatic conditions in Namibia

Time period

Climate data

Yields w/o inoc

Yields with inoc

Yield difference

Reference (2017–2018)

SASSCAL WeatherNet

0.47

0.99

0.52

Near future (2030–2050)

SSP126

0.48

1.11

0.63

SSP370

0.48

1.04

0.56

SSP585

0.48

1.11

0.63

Far future (2080–2100)

SSP126

0.45

1.10

0.65

SSP370

0.46

0.75

0.29

SSP585

0.41

0.64

0.23

  1. The weights are the frequencies with which climate conditions occur in each scenario (Fig. 2).
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