研究结果表明，与不采取气候干预措施的情景相比，采取气候干预措施的情景将提高印度水稻和小麦的产量，但也有一些限制。首先，地球工程有助于维持作物生长的理想温度范围，但不能改变气候变化导致的极端降水或干旱。结果还表明，旱作雨养小麦比灌溉小麦从干预中获益更多，但对旱作雨养水稻的影响因地区而异。

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