Adaptation of the range of varieties/species
Implementation
Mid term
Sustainability components
- GHG emissions
- Air quality
- Soil
- Water
- Biodiversity
- Animal welfare
- Economic
- Social
- Technical feasibility
Climate risk region
Continental
Weather event addressed
Summer
Summer
Farming system
ANIMALS
Grassland
Description of the measure
Cultivation of varieties adapted to drier and/or hotter conditions
Comments on sustainability
Cultivating adapted varieties/species stabilises the yield. Together with the common varieties/species (e.g. tall fescue, alfalfa, poa pratensis) this measure spreads the cultivation risk. The irrigation requirement can be reduced or the use of soil water improved. The cultivation of (new) heat-/drought tolerant grassland seed mixtures has to be implemented on suitable fields and according to the use.