Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on growth, productivity and management of three important tropical crops: cassava, coffee and cacao
Forbes, Samantha Jay (2024) Direct and indirect impacts of climate change on growth, productivity and management of three important tropical crops: cassava, coffee and cacao. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Samantha Forbes explored the direct, indirect and interactive impacts of future predicted climate change on the physiology, biochemistry and productivity of three important tropical crops. Samantha also explored the sustainability of hand pollination to mitigate pollination limitation in cacao. Her findings contribute to adaptation and mitigation strategies for tropical crops.
| Item ID: | 92042 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | cherelle wilt, cocoa, dominance, fruit set, artificial pollination, resource competition, Theobroma cacao, Climate change, Cyanogenic glucosides, Global food security, Major staple crops, Plant defence, Resource partitioning |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 Samantha Jay Forbes |
| Additional Information: | Two publications arising from this thesis are stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at the time of processing. Please see the Related URLs. The publications are: [Chapter 2] Forbes, Samantha J., Cernusak, Lucas A., Northfield, Tobin D., Gleadow, Roslyn M., Lambert, Smilja, and Cheesman, Alexander W. (2020) Elevated temperature and carbon dioxide alter resource allocation to growth, storage and defence in cassava (Manihot esculenta). Environmental and Experimental Botany, 173. 103997. [Chapter 4] Forbes, Samantha Jay, Mustiga, Guiliana, Romero, Alberto, Northfield, Tobin David, Lambert, Smilja, and Motamayor, Juan Carlos (2019) Supplemental and synchronized pollination may increase yield in cacao. HortScience, 54 (10). pp. 1718-1727. |
| Date Deposited: | 31 May 2026 23:42 |
| FoR Codes: | 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3004 Crop and pasture production > 300413 Pollination biology and systems @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3108 Plant biology > 310806 Plant physiology @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 26 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 2605 Horticultural crops > 260599 Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified @ 50% 26 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 2699 Other plant production and plant primary products > 269901 Climate adaptive plants @ 50% |
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