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Climate change and risks of winter Climate change and risks of winter damage to agricultural perennial crops damage to agricultural perennial crops in Eastern Canada in Eastern Canada Gilles Bélanger, Philippe Rochette, Andy Bootsma, Yves Castonguay et Danielle Mongrain Sainte-Foy, Ottawa Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Agriculture et Agroalimentaire Canada Changements climatiques et les risques Changements climatiques et les risques de dommages hivernaux aux cultures de dommages hivernaux aux cultures agricoles pérennes dans l'est du Canada agricoles pérennes dans l'est du Canada

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Climate change and risks of winter damage to Climate change and risks of winter damage to agricultural perennial crops in Eastern Canadaagricultural perennial crops in Eastern Canada

Gilles Bélanger, Philippe Rochette, Andy Bootsma,

Yves Castonguay et Danielle Mongrain

Gilles Bélanger, Philippe Rochette, Andy Bootsma,

Yves Castonguay et Danielle Mongrain

Sainte-Foy, OttawaAgriculture andAgri-Food Canada

Agriculture etAgroalimentaire Canada

Changements climatiques et les risques de Changements climatiques et les risques de dommages hivernaux aux cultures agricoles dommages hivernaux aux cultures agricoles pérennes dans l'est du Canadapérennes dans l'est du Canada

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In Eastern Canada…In Eastern Canada… Agricultural perennial crops:

2.1 million hectares Agricultural perennial crops:

2.1 million hectares

Dans l’est du Canada...Dans l’est du Canada... Cultures agricoles pérennes:

2,1 millions d’hectares Cultures agricoles pérennes:

2,1 millions d’hectares

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Cultures pérennes Cultures pérennes Perennial cropsPerennial crops

• Forage crops (legumes, grasses)

• Winter cereal (wheat)

• Small fruits (strawberries, bleuberries)

• Fruit trees (apple, grapevines)

• Plantes fourragères (légumineuses, graminées)

• Céréales d’hiver (blé)

• Petits fruits (fraises, bleuets)

• Arbres fruitiers (pommier, vigne)

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400 000 apple trees killed during the 1980–1981 winter in Eastern Canada

Ice storm of 1998

Yearly compensation in Quebec for forage crops (1985–1999) 1.2M$

400 000 pommiers morts durant l’hiver 1980–1981 dans l’est du Canada

Tempête de verglas de 1998

Indemnité annuelle de 1,2M$ pour les cultures fourragères au Québec (1985–1999)

L’hiver et les cultures pérennesWinter and perennial crops

L’hiver et les cultures pérennesWinter and perennial crops

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Changements climatiques dans l’estdu Canada–Hiver

Climate change in Eastern Canada–Winter

Changements climatiques dans l’estdu Canada–Hiver

Climate change in Eastern Canada–Winter

Température maximale (nov. à avr.) Maximum temperature (Nov. to Apr.)

Température minimale (nov. à avr.) Minimum temperature (Nov. to Apr.)

Chutes de neige Snowfall

+4.0°C

+2.6°C

–32%

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Prédire l’effet des changements Prédire l’effet des changements climatiques sur la survie à l’hiver climatiques sur la survie à l’hiver des cultures agricoles pérennes des cultures agricoles pérennes

dans l’est du Canadadans l’est du Canada

To predict the effect of climate To predict the effect of climate change on the winter survival of change on the winter survival of agricultural perennial plants in agricultural perennial plants in

Eastern CanadaEastern Canada

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Plan/OutlinePlan/Outline

Approach Climatic data Forage crops Fruit trees Conclusions

Approach Climatic data Forage crops Fruit trees Conclusions

Approche Données climatiques Plantes fourragères Arbres fruitiers Conclusions

Approche Données climatiques Plantes fourragères Arbres fruitiers Conclusions

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Approche/ApproachApproche/Approach

Indices climatiques exprimant l’intensité des causes de dommage

Comparer les indices pour les conditions courantes et futures

Climatic indices expressing the intensity of the causes of damage

Compare indices for current and future conditions

Indices climatiques exprimant l’intensité des causes de dommage

Comparer les indices pour les conditions courantes et futures

Climatic indices expressing the intensity of the causes of damage

Compare indices for current and future conditions

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Données climatiques/Climatic dataDonnées climatiques/Climatic data

69 stations climatiques dans l’est du Canada Modèle canadien de circulation générale 1961-90 2010-39 et 2040-69

69 climatic stations in Eastern Canada Canadian General Circulation Model 1961-90 2010-39 and 2040-69

69 stations climatiques dans l’est du Canada Modèle canadien de circulation générale 1961-90 2010-39 et 2040-69

69 climatic stations in Eastern Canada Canadian General Circulation Model 1961-90 2010-39 and 2040-69

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Stations climatiques/Climatic stationsStations climatiques/Climatic stations

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Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plantsHiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Automne: Endurcissement Fall: Hardening

degrés-froid d’endurcissement (T < 5°C)cold degree-days (T < 5°C)

Hiver/Winter protection par la neige

snow cover protection perte d’endurcissement (T >

0°C)loss of hardiness (T > 0°C)

pluie/rain

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Moins de degrés-froid Moins de degrés-froid endurcissement endurcissement inadéquatinadéquat

Less cold degree-days Less cold degree-days inadequate inadequate hardeninghardening

Automne–Plantes fourragèresFall–Forage plants

Automne–Plantes fourragèresFall–Forage plants

Sud ONSouth ON

–29%Nord/North

–28%

Sud QCSouth QC

–29%

–14%

Maritimes

–13%

Est QCEast QC

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Plus de degrés-jours Plus de degrés-jours perte perte d’endurcissementd’endurcissement

More degree-days More degree-days loss of hardening loss of hardening

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South ON

+149%

Nord/North

+154%

Sud QCSouth QC

+164%

Est QCEast QC

+242%

Maritimes

+112%

1961-902010-392040-69

Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

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Plus de pluie Plus de pluie dommage par la dommage par la glace glace

More rain More rain ice damage ice damage

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Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Sud ONSouth ON

–18%

Nord/North

+78%

Sud QCSouth QC

+31%

Est QCEast QC

+51%

Maritimes

+28%

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Moins de neige Moins de neige protection protection inadéquateinadéquate

Less snow Less snow inadequate protection inadequate protection

1961-902010-392040-69

Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Hiver–Plantes fourragèresWinter–Forage plants

Sud ONSouth ON

+2%

Nord/North

+17%

Sud QCSouth QC

+31%

Est QCEast QC

+51%

Maritimes

+28%

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Hiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit treesHiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit trees

Automne: Endurcissement Fall: Hardening

photopériode au premier gel/daylength at first fall frost

Hiver/Winter température minimale annuelle

annual minimum temperature perte d’endurcissement (T >

0°C)loss of hardiness (T > 0°C)

Printemps: Débourrement/Spring: Budbreak gel des bourgeons floraux/frost damage to floral

buds

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Photopériode courte Photopériode courte meilleur meilleur endurcissementendurcissement

Short daylength Short daylength better hardening better hardening

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Automne–Arbres fruitiersFall–Fruit trees

Automne–Arbres fruitiersFall–Fruit trees

Sud ONSouth ON

–0.8h

Sud QCSouth QC

Maritimes

Nord/North

–0.8h–1.0h

–1.0h

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Plus de degrés-jours Plus de degrés-jours perte perte d’endurcissementd’endurcissement

More degree-days More degree-days loss of hardening loss of hardening

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ay

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Sud ONSouth ON

+57%

Sud QCSouth QC

Maritimes

Nord/North

+198%

+91%

+154%

Hiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit trees

Hiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit trees

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Températures minimales plus douces Températures minimales plus douces moins moins stressstress

Warmer minimum temperatures Warmer minimum temperatures less stress less stress

1961-902010-392040-69

Hiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit trees

Hiver–Arbres fruitiersWinter–Fruit trees

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Sud ONSouth ON

+6.3°C

Sud QCSouth QC

Maritimes

Nord/North

+5.3°C

+3.3°C

+5.8°C

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Plus de degrés-jours Plus de degrés-jours risque de gel des risque de gel des bourgeonsbourgeons

More degree-days More degree-days risk of frost damage to risk of frost damage to budsbuds

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1961-902010-392040-69

Printemps–Arbres fruitiersSpring–Fruit trees

Printemps–Arbres fruitiersSpring–Fruit trees

Sud ONSouth ON

+57%

Sud QCSouth QC

Maritimes

Nord/North

+10%

+13%

–35%

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ConclusionsConclusions

Protection par la neige/Snow protection Protection par la neige/Snow protection

Risques de Risques de dommagedommage

Risks of Risks of damagedamage

Glace/Ice Glace/Ice

EndurcissementHardening

Endurcissement

Hardening

Dégels hivernaux/Winter thaws Dégels hivernaux/Winter thaws

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Stress dû au froid

Cold stress

Stress dû au froid

Cold stressRisques de Risques de dommagedommage

Risks of Risks of damagedamage

Gel printanierSpring frost

Gel printanierSpring frost

Endurcissement

Hardening

Endurcissement

Hardening

Dégels hivernaux

Winter thaws

Dégels hivernaux

Winter thaws

Risques de Risques de dommagedommage

Risks of Risks of damagedamage

ConclusionsConclusions

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AdaptationsAdaptations

Improved or modified management practices

Improved or better adapted species/cultivars

Improved predictive capability of risks

Farm risk management

Pratiques de gestion améliorées ou modifiées

Espèces/cultivars améliorés ou mieux adaptés

Meilleure capacité prédictive du risque

Gestion du risque à la ferme

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