Dr. Eike Luedeling

Degrees / expertise

PhD in Agricultural Sciences (University of Kassel, Germany, 2007)

MSc in International Agricultural Development (University of California Davis, USA, 2005)

MSc in International Ecological Agriculture (University of Kassel, Germany, 2004)

Diplom I in Organic Agriculture (University of Kassel, Germany, 2003)

2017

Guo L, Luedeling E, Koerner SE, He JS, Xu J, Wang M, Li W, Jin J, Gang C, Su J, Luo R, Chen J, Cheng J.  2017.  Critical climate periods for grassland productivity on China’s Loess Plateau.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 233   : 101-109   . Further Information

2016

Gebauer J, Adam YO, Cuní Sanchez A, Darr D, Eltahir MES, Fadl KEM, Fernsebner G, Frei M, Habte TY, Hammer K, Mahmoud TE, Hunsche M, Johnson H, Kordofani M, Krawinkel M, Kugler F, Luedeling E, Maina A, Mithöfer D, Munthali CRY, Noga G, North R, Owino WO, P.  2016.  Africa’s wooden elephant: the baobab tree (Adansonia digitata L.) in Sudan and Kenya – a review.  Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 63   : 377-399   . Further Information
Luedeling E, Smethurst PJ, Baudron F, Bayala J, Huth NI, van Noordwijk M, Ong CK, Mulia R, Lusiana B, Muthuri CW, Sinclair FL.  2016.  Field-scale modeling of tree–crop interactions: Challenges and development needs.  Agricultural Systems, 142   : 51-69   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E. and K. Shepherd.  2016.  Decision-focused agricultural research.  Solutions, 7(5)   : 46-54   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Martínez-Lüscher J, Kizildeniz T, Vučetić V, Dai Z, Luedeling E, van Leeuwen C, Gomès E, Pascual I, Irigoyen JJ, Morales F, Delrot S.  2016.  Sensitivity of grapevine phenology to water availability, temperature and CO2 concentration.  Frontiers in Environmental Science, 4   : article 48   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Yet B, Constantinou A, Fenton N, Neil M, Luedeling E, Shepherd K.  2016.  A Bayesian Network framework for project cost, benefit and risk analysis with an agricultural development case study.  Expert Systems with Applications, 60   : 141-151   . Further Information

2015

Araya A, Hoogenboom G, Luedeling E, Hadgu KM, Kisekka I, Martorano LG.  2015.  Assessment of maize growth and yield using crop models under present and future climate in southwestern Ethiopia.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 214-215   : 252-265   .
Bos S, Pagella T, Kindt R, Russell A, Luedeling E.  2015.  Climate Analogues for agricultural impact projection and adaptation - a reliability test.  Frontiers in Environmental Science, 3   : article 65   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Guo L, Dai J, Wang M, Xu J, Luedeling E.  2015.  Responses of spring phenology in temperate zone trees to climate warming: a case study of apricot flowering in China.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 201   : 1-7   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Guo L, Xu J, Dai J, Cheng J, Luedeling E.  2015.  Statistical identification of chilling and heat requirements for apricot flower buds in Beijing, China.  Scientia Horticulturae, 195   : 138-144   . Further Information
Luedeling E, Blanke M, Gebauer J.  2015.  Chilling Challenges in a Warming World.  Acta Horticulturae, 1099   : 901-907   . Further Information
Luedeling E, Oord A, Kiteme B, Ogalleh S, Malesu M, Shepherd K, De Leeuw J.  2015.  Fresh groundwater for Wajir—ex-ante assessment of uncertain benefits for multiple stakeholders in a water supply project in Northern Kenya.  Frontiers in Environmental Science, 3   : article 16   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Musau J, Sang J, Gathenya JM, Luedeling E.  2015.  Hydrological responses to climate change in Mt. Elgon watersheds.  Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 3   : 233-246   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Shepherd K, Hubbard D, Fenton N, Claxton K, Luedeling E, De Leeuw J.  2015.  Development goals should enable decision-making.  Nature, 523   : 152-154   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2014

Bernard F, van Noordwijk M, Luedeling E, Villamor G, Gudeta S and Namirembe S.  2014.  Social actors and unsustainability of agriculture.  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 6   : 155-161   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Brown CH, Clement CR, Epps P, Luedeling E and Wichmann S.  2014.  The paleobiolinguistics of maize (Zea mays L.).  Ethnobiology Letters, 5   : 52-64   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Brown CH, Clement CR, Epps P, Luedeling E, Wichmann S.  2014.  The Paleobiolinguistics of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.).  Ethnobiology Letters, 5   : 104-115   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Guo L, Dai J, Ranjitkar S, Yu H, Xu J, Luedeling E.  2014.  Chilling and heat requirements for flowering in temperate fruit trees.  International Journal of Biometeorology, 58   : 1195-1206   .
Guo L, Luedeling E, Dai J, Xu J.  2014.  Differences in heat requirements of flower and leaf buds make hysteranthous trees bloom before leaf unfolding.  Plant Diversity and Resources, 36   : 245-253   .
Kraft KH, Brown CH, Nabhan GP, Luedeling E, Luna Ruíz J, Coppens d’Eeckenbrugge G, Hijmans R and Gepts P.  2014.  Multiple Lines of Evidence for the Origin of Domesticated Chili Pepper, Capsicum annuum, in Mexico.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 111   : 6165-6170   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Kindt R, Huth NI, and Koenig K.  2014.  Agroforestry systems in a changing climate – challenges in projecting future performance.  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 6   : 1-7   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Mbow E, van Noordwijk M, Luedeling E, Neufeldt H, Minang PA and Kowero G.  2014.  Agroforestry solutions to address food security and climate change challenges in Africa.  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 6   : 61-67   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Nyairo R, Onwonga R, Cherogony K, Luedeling E.  2014.  Applicability of climate analogues for climate change adaptation planning in Bugabira Commune of Burundi.  Sustainable Agriculture Research, 3   : 46-62   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Ordoñez J, Luedeling E, Kindt R, Tata HL, Harja D, Jamnadass R and van Noordwijk M.  2014.  Constraints and opportunities for tree diversity management along the forest transition curve to achieve multifunctional agriculture.  Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 54-60   : 54-60   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Ranjitkar S, Kindt R, Hart R, Sujakhu NM, Guo W, Yang X, Shrestha K, Xu J, Luedeling E.  2014.  Separation of the bioclimatic space of Himalayan tree Rhododendron predicted by ensemble suitability models.  Global Ecology and Conservation, 1   : 2-12   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Rosenstock TS, Mpanda M, Aynekulu E, Kimaro A, Neufeldt H, Shepherd K, Kristjanson P, Luedeling E.  2014.  Targeting conservation agriculture in the context of livelihoods and landscapes.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 187   : 47-51   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2013

Brown CH, Clement CR, Epps P, Luedeling E and Wichmann S.  2013.  The paleobiolinguistics of domesticated chili pepper (Capsicum spp.).  Ethnobiology Letters, 4   : 1-11   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Brown CH, Clement CR, Epps P, Luedeling E and Wichmann S.  2013.  The paleobiolinguistics of domesticated manioc (Manihot esculenta).  Ethnobiology Letters, 4   : 61-70   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Gebauer J and Luedeling E.  2013.  A note on the Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) in Kordofan, Sudan.  Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 60   : 1587-1596   .
Guo L, Dai J, Ranjitkar S, Xu J, Luedeling E.  2013.  Response of chestnut phenology in China to climate variation and change.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 180   : 164-172   .
Luedeling E, Guo L, Dai J, Leslie C, Blanke M.  2013.  Differential responses of trees to temperature variation during the chilling and forcing phases.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 181   : 33-42   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Kunz A and Blanke M.  2013.  Identification of chilling and heat requirements of cherry trees - a statistical approach.  International Journal of Biometeorology, 57   : 679-689   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Ranjitkar S, Luedeling E, Kumar Shrestha K, Guan K and Xu J.  2013.  Flowering phenology of tree rhododendron along an elevation gradient in two sites in the Eastern Himalayas.  International Journal of Biometeorology, 57   : 225-240   .

2012

Luedeling E.  2012.  Climate change impacts on winter chill for temperate fruit and nut production: a review.  Scientia Horticulturae, 144   : 218-229   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E and Gassner A.  2012.  Partial Least Squares Regression for analyzing walnut phenology in California.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 158   : 43-52   .
Luedeling E and Neufeldt H.  2012.  Carbon sequestration potential of parkland agroforestry in the Sahel.  Climatic Change, 115   : 443-461   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Yang X, Kodikara GRL, Luedeling E, Yang X, He J, Liu P and Xu J.  2012.  Looking below the ground: Prediction of economic mushroom Tuber indicum habitat using the weight of evidence method.  Ecological Modelling, 247   : 27-39   . Further Information
Yang X, Luedeling E, Chen G, Hyde KD, Yang Y, Zhou D, Xu J and Yang Y.  2012.  Climate change effects fruiting of the prize matsutake mushroom in China.  Fungal Diversity, 56   : 189-198   .
Yu H, Xu J, Okuto E and Luedeling E.  2012.  Seasonal response of grasslands to climate change on the Tibetan Plateau.  PLoS ONE, 7   : e49230   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2011

Luedeling E.  2011.  Adapt now to climate change.  Food Technology, 65   : 120   .
Luedeling E and Brown PH.  2011.  A global analysis of the comparability of winter chill models for fruit and nut trees.  International Journal of Biometeorology, 55   : 411-421   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Girvetz EH, Semenov MA and Brown PH.  2011.  Climate change affects winter chill for temperate fruit and nut trees.  PLoS ONE, 6   : e20155   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Kunz A and Blanke M.  2011.  Mehr Chilling für Obstbäume in wärmeren Wintern? (More winter chill for fruit trees in warmer winters?).  Erwerbs-Obstbau, 53   : 145-155   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Steinmann KP, Zhang M, Brown PH, Grant J and Girvetz EH.  2011.  Climate change effects on walnut pests in California.  Global Change Biology, 17   : 228-238   .
Luedeling E, Yu H and Xu J.  2011.  Replies to Shen, Chen et al., and Yi and Zhou: Linear regression analysis misses effects of winter temperature on Tibetan vegetation.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 108   : E95   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2010

Buerkert A, Luedeling E, Dickhoefer U, Lohrer K, Mershen B, Schaeper W, Nagieb M, Schlecht E.  2010.  Prospects of mountain ecotourism in Oman: the example of As Sawjarah on Al Jabal Al Akhdar.  Journal of Ecotourism, 9   : 104-116   .
Ficklin D, Luedeling E and Zhang M.  2010.  Sensitivity of groundwater recharge under irrigated agriculture to changes in climate, CO2 concentrations and canopy structure.  Agricultural Water Management, 97   : 1039-1050   .
Ficklin D, Luo Y, Luedeling E and Zhang M.  2010.  Sensitivity of agricultural runoff loads to rising levels of CO2 and climate change in the San Joaquin Valley watershed of California.  Environmental Pollution, 158   : 223-234   .
Yu H, Luedeling E and Xu J.  2010.  Stronger winter than spring warming delays spring phenology on the Tibetan Plateau.  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 107   : 22151-22156   . (Open Access)   Further Information

2009

Ficklin D, Luo Y, Luedeling E and Zhang M,.  2009.  Climate Change Sensitivity Assessment of a Highly Agricultural Watershed Using SWAT.  Journal of Hydrology, 374   : 16-29   .
Luedeling E and Jarvis-Shean K.  2009.  Climate change and food production. Invited perspective article.  Food Technology, 63   : 108   .
Luedeling E, Blanke M and Gebauer J.  2009.  Auswirkungen des Klimawandels auf die Verfügbarkeit von Kältewirkung (Chilling) für Obstgehölze in Deutschland (Climate change effects on winter chill for fruit crops in Germany).  Erwerbs-Obstbau, 51   : 81-94   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Gebauer J and Buerkert A.  2009.  Climate change effects on winter chill for tree crops with chilling requirements on the Arabian Peninsula.  Climatic Change, 96   : 219-237   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Hale A, Zhang M, Bentley W and Dharmasri C.  2009.  Remote Sensing of spider mite damage in California peach orchards.  International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 11   : 244-255   .
Luedeling E, Zhang M and Girvetz EH.  2009.  Climatic changes lead to declining winter chill for fruit and nut trees in California during 1950-2099.  PLoS ONE, 4   : e6166   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Zhang M, Luedeling V and Girvetz EH.  2009.  Sensitivity of winter chill models for fruit and nut trees to climatic changes expected in California's Central Valley.  Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 133   : 23-31   .
Luedeling E, Zhang M, McGranahan G and Leslie C.  2009.  Validation of winter chill models using historic records of walnut phenology.  Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 149   : 1854-1864   .
Schumacher J, Luedeling E, Gebauer J, El-Siddig K, Saied A and Buerkert A.  2009.  Spatial Expansion of Urban Agriculture in Khartoum, Sudan.  Journal of Arid Environments, 73   : 399-406   .

2008

Gebauer J, Luedeling E, Hammer K, Nagieb M and Buerkert A.  2008.  Agro-horticultural biodiversity in mountain oases of northern Oman.  Acta Horticulturae, 817   : 325-332   .
Luedeling E and Buerkert A.  2008.  Effects of land use changes on the hydrological sustainability of mountain oases in northern Oman.  Plant and Soil, 304   : 1-20   .
Luedeling E and Buerkert A.  2008.  Typology of oases in northern Oman based on Landsat and SRTM imagery and geological survey data.  Remote Sensing of Environment, 112   : 1181-1195   .
Zhang M, Hale A, Luedeling E.  2008.  Feasibility of using remote sensing techniques to detect spider mite damage in stone fruit orchards.  IEEE International , 1   : I323-I326   .

2007

Gebauer J, Luedeling E, Hammer K, Nagieb M and Buerkert A.  2007.  Mountain oases in northern Oman: an environment for evolution and in situ conservation of plant genetic resources.  Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 54   : 465-481   .
Luedeling E and Wichern F.  2007.  The need for site-specific adaptation of organic standards: The example of dryland salinity in Australia.  Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics, Supplement 89   : 121-142   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Luedeling E, Siebert S and Buerkert A.  2007.  Filling the voids in the SRTM elevation model – A TIN-based delta surface approach.  ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 62   : 283-294   .
Luedeling, E..  2007.  Sustainability of mountain oases in Oman – Effects of agro-environmental changes on traditional cropping systems.  PhD Thesis at  Agricultural Sciences, University of Kassel, Germany.  <a href="http://www.uni-kassel.de/upress/online/frei/978-3-89958-354-0.volltext.frei.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.uni-kassel.de/upress/online/frei/978-3-89958-354-0.volltext.frei.pdf</a>  

2005

Luedeling E, Nagieb M, Wichern F, Brandt M, Deurer M & Buerkert A.  2005.  Drainage, salt-leaching and physico-chemical properties of irrigated man-made terrace soils in a mountain oasis of northern Oman.  Geoderma, 125   : 273-285   .

2004

Nagieb M, Häser J, Siebert S, Luedeling E & Buerkert A.  2004.  Settlement history of a mountain oasis in Northern Oman – evidence from land-use and archaeological studies.  Die Erde, 135   : 81-106   . (Open Access)   Further Information
Wichern F, Luedeling E, Müller T, Joergensen RG & Buerkert A.  2004.  Field measurements of the CO2 evolution rate under different crops during an irrigation cycle in a mountain oasis of Oman.  Applied Soil Ecology, 25   : 85-91   .

Additionals, Curriculum Vitae
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Research themes
  • Governance
  • Institutions
  • Politics & Democracy
  • New Technologies
  • Macroeconomic Issues
  • Governance and conflict
Degrees

PhD in Agricultural Sciences (University of Kassel, Germany, 2007)

MSc in International Agricultural Development (University of California Davis, USA, 2005)

MSc in International Ecological Agriculture (University of Kassel, Germany, 2004)

Diplom I in Organic Agriculture (University of Kassel, Germany, 2003)

Research affiliation

Senior Decision Analyst

Land Health Decisions

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Nairobi, Kenya

 

Specialist

Global Crop Diversity Trust

Bonn, Germany

 

Associate

Experimental Station of the University of California Davis

Davis, USA

Eike Luedeling

Former Senior Researcher

Private website:
http://www.eikeluedeling.com/

Former Division/Group:
Ecology and Natural Resources Management

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