Zoning of sunflower agricultural fields in the Republic of Moldova based on climate variables

Authors

  • Rodion DOMENCO Moldova State University, 60 Alexei Mateevici Street, MD 2009, Chisinau (MD)
  • Steliana CLAPCO Moldova State University, 60 Alexei Mateevici Street, MD 2009, Chisinau (MD)
  • Maria DUCA Moldova State University, 60 Alexei Mateevici Street, MD 2009, Chisinau (MD)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52414000

Keywords:

correlations, favorable areas, precipitation, sunflower, temperature, yield

Abstract

Climate change has a significant impact on the entire agricultural sector, including sunflower cultivation. In the Republic of Moldova, alongside the applied agricultural techniques and the cultivated areas, the variations of climatic variables have a substantial importance in determining yield. In this study, the evolution of climate conditions during 2003-2021 period, the relationships between these variables and sunflower yield trends in Moldova, as well as the territorial favorability of the Republic of Moldova for sunflower cultivation were evaluated. The analysis was based on the correlation coefficients between the average annual yield and the temperature values during the April-August period, the precipitation from the cold and the growing period. The results showed that the climatic conditions in the northern part of the country are more favorable for sunflower cultivation compared to the southern part.This difference can be explained by the uneven distribution of precipitation and temperatures across various regions of the country, highlighting the importance of adapting agricultural technologies to regional contexts in order to optimize agricultural production under the conditions of climate change.

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2024-12-16

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DOMENCO, R., CLAPCO, S., & DUCA, M. (2024). Zoning of sunflower agricultural fields in the Republic of Moldova based on climate variables. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 52(4), 14000. https://doi.org/10.15835/nbha52414000

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DOI: 10.15835/nbha52414000