Coincidence of variation in yield and climate in Europe

• Published in: Agriculture, ecosystems & environment Vol. 139; no. 4; pp. 483 - 489
• Main Authors: Peltonen-Sainio, Pirjo, Jauhiainen, Lauri, Trnka, Miroslav, Olesen, Jörgen E., Calanca, Pierluigi, Eckersten, Henrik, Eitzinger, Josef, Gobin, Anne, Kersebaum, Kurt Christian, Kozyra, Jerzy, Kumar, Suresh, Marta, Anna Dalla, Micale, Fabio, Schaap, Ben, Seguin, Bernard, Skjelvåg, Arne O., Orlandini, Simone
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier B.V 15.12.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: agricultural meteorology; Agricultural Science; agrometeorologie; Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions; Barley; Biological and medical sciences; Cereals; Climatology; Crop Meteorology; crop yield; Crops; drought; Environmental Sciences; europa; europe; field crops; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; General agroecology; General agroecology. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development. Rural area planning. Landscaping; General agronomy. Plant production; Generalities. Agricultural and farming systems. Agricultural development; Gewasmeteorologie; gewasopbrengst; Global Changes; grain-growth; High temperature; Hordeum vulgare; Jordbruksvetenskap; key; Miljövetenskap; Oilseed rape; Potato; Precipitation; Precipitation (meteorological); quality; Rapeseed; Solanum tuberosum; Solar radiation; Sugar beet; Temperature; Triticum aestivum; Variability; veldgewassen; Weather; weer; Wheat; Winter; Yield; Yield deviation; Europe; Oilseed rape; Barley; Potato; Precipitation; Temperature; Variability; Sugar beet; Yield; Solar radiation; Yield deviation; Wheat; Monocotyledones; Climate; Brassica napus var. oleifera; Hordeum vulgare; Ecology; Cereal crop; Triticum; Cruciferae; Gramineae; Dicotyledones; Angiospermae; Spermatophyta; Oil plant (vegetal); COLZA; POTATO; PRECIPITATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TEMPERATURE; BARLEY; OILSEED RAPE; YIELD DEVIATION; SUGAR BEET; WHEAT; VIARIABILITY
• ISSN: 0167-8809; 1873-2305; 1873-2305; 0167-8809
• DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.09.006

▶ Coincidence of variation in yield and weather variables was especially systematic for potato. ▶ Elevated temperatures had harmful effects for cereals and rapeseed yields across Europe. We aimed to characterise the coincidence of yield variations with weather variables for major field crops using long-term datasets and reveal whether there are commonalities across the European agricultural regions. Long-term national and/or regional yield datasets were used from 14 European countries (total of 25 regions). Crops studied were spring and winter barley and wheat, winter oilseed rape, potato and sugar beet. Relative yield deviations were determined for all crops. Meteorological data on monthly means for temperature variables, solar radiation, accumulated precipitation and evapotranspiration were provided for the relevant agricultural regions of each country for 1975–2008. Harmful effects of high precipitation during grain-filling in grain and seed crops and at flowering in oilseed rape were recorded. In potato reduced precipitation at tuber formation was associated with yield penalties. Elevated temperatures had harmful effects for cereals and rapeseed yields.