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Localized thresholds for smarter crop risk management

Nature Food volume 7, pages 221–222 (2026) Cite this article

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Agroclimatic yield loss thresholds exhibit vital geographical variation, necessitating spatially explicit assessments over fixed assumptions amid a changing climate.

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This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (72261147759, 42171075 and 42301112)

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Disaster Risk Reduction, Faculty of Geographical Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

    Tao Ye

  2. Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Ministry of Emergency Management and Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

    Tao Ye

  3. College of Land Science and Technology, State Key Laboratory of Efficient Utilization of Agricultural Water Resources, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

    Puyu Feng

  4. Shandong Agri-tech Extension Center, Jinan, China

    Wei Han

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Ye, T., Feng, P. & Han, W. Localized thresholds for smarter crop risk management. Nat Food 7, 221–222 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-026-01321-4

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