Influence of global warming on hydrothermal indicators and overwintering of winter cereals in the conditions of Prysyvashsha

Abstract

Topicality. Climate change due to global warming determines important and relevant areas of re-search activities at the current stage of agricultural development. Climate change affects the potential of natural resources therefore the limits of these changes are taken into account when determining the ways of agricultural production development. Purpose. To determine the impact of global warming as a result of changing climatic conditions on the overwintering of winter cereals in Prysyvashsha. Materials and Methods. The research materials were long-term observations of the basic climatic indicators at the Heni-chesk Experimental Station of the SE Institute of Grain Crops of NAAS. Results. Changes of the main climatic indicators against the background of global warming in Prysyvashsha for the 2004–2020 were analyzed. During 2015–2018, the soil freezing depth and the minimum temperature at the depth of the tillering node of winter cereals during the winter period were investigated. An increase in the average annual air temperature was recorded, which caused a decrease in the soil freezing depth and an increase in its temperature at the depth of the tillering node and shortening of the winter period. Conclusions. According to the results of the study, there is an essential need to find more optimal dates for sowing winter wheat and barley as one of the key segments of agrotechnical measures, which provides better adaptation of winter crops and increase their productivity when grown in new environmental conditions in the arid Steppe zone of Ukraine. Key words: global warming, climate change, air temperature, soil temperature, precipitation, winter wheat, winter barley, sowing dates, depth of soil freezing