Maize production in terms of global climate changes

Abstract

Climate changes and expected variability of climatic parameters represent a serious concern of the 21st century agriculture. At the global level, the further rise in temperature, changed quantity and distribution of precipitation, increased variability of climate parameters and the occurrence of extreme climate events are expected. In order to avoid, or at least reduce the negative effects of global climate change, several adaptation strategies are proposed. Adjustment of production technology and breeding for tolerance to changed environment are proposed as two most important adaptation measures.

Klimatske promene i očekivana varijabilnost klimatskih parametara predstavljaju ozbiljan izazov za poljoprivredu 21. veka. Na globalnom nivou, očekuje se porast temperature vazduha, promene količine i rasporeda padavina, povećanje varijabilnosti klimatskih parametara i pojava ekstremnih klimatskih događaja. U cilju izbegavanja, ili barem redukovanja negativnih efekata globalnih klimatskih promena, predloženo je nekoliko adaptacionih strategija. Kao dve najznačajnije mere adaptacije predlažu se prilagođavanje tehnologije proizvodnje i oplemenjivanje biljaka na tolerantnost prema izmenjenim uslovima spoljašnje sredine.