In Ukraine, a steady growth trend in the temperature regime in the winter months was found.
This is evidenced by the results of three-year field experiments that were carried out during 2015-2018. at the Genic Experimental Station of the Institute of Grain Crops of the NAAS of Ukraine.
In particular, an increase in average monthly temperatures was recorded versus annual average data: in December - by 1.3 ° С, in January - 0.7 ° С, in February - by 0.9 ° С, which led to a reduction in the winter period from 90-110 days to 70-103 days.
In addition, scientists noted a decrease in the depth of freezing of the soil and negative risks for winter wheat sowing, which generally improved the conditions for them to go through the winter period.
Therefore, there is an urgent need to establish the influence of weather changes on the growth and development of winter wheat throughout the growing season of the crop. It is also necessary to search for technologies for growing it adapted to climate change.
For information, European scientists have found that current global climate change negatively affects plants. In Europe, they can hardly withstand heat and drought. Scientists predict that the plant diversity of European countries could significantly decrease due to global warming.
