Potato is considered a strategic product in providing food security in the future.
Considering the phenomenon of global warming and affecting the production of
agricultural products, it is necessary to evaluate its effects on potato production in
the country. For this purpose, CanESM2 climate model data were used under
RCP4.5, RCP2.6 and RCP8.5 release scenarios in the south of Kerman province.
The SDSM statistical model was used for exponential microscaling of CanESM2
model output, and the Cowpat model was used to estimate the water requirement of
potato plants. The results of the statistical indicators showed the high accuracy of
the SDSM model and the conformity of the calibration and validation results with
observational data. The mean square error of the SDSM model did not exceed 0.8%
in the calibration and verification stages and was in the excellent range. The
simulation results in the studied areas under RCP scenarios show an increase in the
minimum temperature in the range of 0.3 to 1.3 °C, a maximum temperature in the
range of 0.3 to 1.2 °C, and a decrease in precipitation in the range of -6.4 to -37.6 It
will be mm. The net irrigation requirement increased in all the regions under study.
The greatest increase occurred in the third period (2100-2070). On average, Kohnuj
station with an average increase of 18.3% shows the highest increase, and Manujan
station with 12.02% of the net irrigation requirement. Jiroft station showed the
highest water demand with a 17.3% increase after Kohnuj.