Review article

CLIMATE CHANGE IN CROATIA, SERBIA, HUNGARY AND BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: COMPARISON THE 2010 AND 2012 MAIZE GROWING SEASONS

Vladimir Kovačević ; J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Agriculture in Osijek, Croatia
Dušan Kovačević ; University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Serbia
Peter Pepo ; Faculty of Agriculture, Food and environmental Sciences, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Mihajlo Marković ; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banja luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Abstract

Maize is the main field crop on arable land in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina (B&H). In the period 2006-2010 total of 2 854506 ha (5-y mean) of arable lands in this area was covered by maize. Annual maize yield variations were from 3.6 to 7.5 t ha-1 (Hungary), from 3.2 to 5.9 t ha-1 (Serbia), from 4.9 to 8.0 t ha-1 (Croatia) and from 3.2 to 5.1 t ha-1 (B&H). The aim of this study was testing the 2010 and 2012 growing seasons for maize in terms of weather characteristics. Maize yields in 2012 (4.34 t ha-1 in Croatia, 3.98 t ha-1 in Hungary 2.78 t ha-1 in Serbia and 2.74 t ha-1 and in B&H were lower than in especially favorable 2010 by 53%, 38%, 38% and 40% respectively.

Keywords

climate changes; maize yield; precipitation; air-temperature; the growing season effects

Hrčak ID:

112544

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/112544

Publication date:

20.12.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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