Download Modelling the effect of climate change on land suitability for growing perennial crops

This report addresses climate-change impacts on kiwifruit and apple, avocado, blueberry, cherry and wine grape. In the future obtaining adequate winter chill will become more challenging in many areas where these crops are currently grown, and this will be critical if the future climates resemble those of RCP 8.5 than RCP 2.6. At the same time, climate change could improve the suitability many locations for other growing criteria.