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S. S. Solankey et al. (eds.), Advances in Research on Vegetable Production
Under a Changing Climate Vol. 1, Advances in Olericulture,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63497-1_7
Impact of Climate Change on Leguminous
Vegetables Productivity and Mitigation
Strategies
Hemant Kumar Singh, Pankaj Kumar Ray, Shashank Shekhar Solankey,
and R. N. Singh
1 Introduction
Crop yield is affected their direct and indirect due to climate change. Climatic
changes and environmental variation are expected to exacerbate the problems of
food security in the future by force on agriculture. “Climate change may have more
effect on small and marginal farmers, particularly who are mainly dependent on
vegetables (Anonymous 2009)”. However, There are still several issues about the
impact assessment, adaptation and mitigation of climate change in agriculture
Climate change by global warming, which leads to rising temperatures in the
world, has become a megatrend that will lead to major climatic changes in the
future. In its Fourth Climate Change Report (2007), the United Nations
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented considerable scien-
tifc evidence and they have become clearly recognized throughout the world.
Furthermore, people have become more aware that global warming can not be
avoided because of the continuing increase in emissions of greenhouse gas and the
changes in the atmospheric structure. However, the offcial defnition of climate
H. K. Singh (*)
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kishanganj, Bihar, India Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour,
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
P. K. Ray
Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Saharsa, Bihar, India Bihar Agricultural University, Sabour,
Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
S. S. Solankey
Department of Horticulture (Vegetable and Floriculture), Bihar Agricultural University,
Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India
R. N. Singh
Directorate of Extension Education, Bihar Agricultural University,
Sabour, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India