Strawberry production in forced and protected culture in Europe as a response to climate change

2012 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 1021-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Neri ◽  
Gianluca Baruzzi ◽  
Francesca Massetani ◽  
Walther Faedi
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Plant Architecture ◽  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
Late Summer ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Fresh Market ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Production Areas

Neri, D., Baruzzi, G., Massetani, F. and Faedi, W. 2012. Strawberry production in forced and protected culture in Europe as a response to climate change. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 1021–1036. In Europe, the production of strawberry for fresh market in forced and protected conditions is increasing. These techniques were initially aimed at enhancing the earliness of June-bearing short day varieties. Nowadays, the objective is to have year-round fruit availability, forcing and preserving strawberry crops against adverse weather conditions. The new high-quality low-chilling varieties widely expanded winter–spring strawberry production in the Mediterranean climate with autumn planting, while the diffusion of day-neutral ever-bearing varieties increased spring–summer yields in more continental climates, avoiding the extremely cold winter with spring planting. Finally, the use of tray-plants significantly increased late summer–fall strawberry production with summer programmed planting. The present review analyzes the recent evolution of strawberry cultivars and cultivation systems under plastic tunnels and in greenhouses. The physiological effects on plant architecture and propagation are discussed. In conclusion, we can affirm that strawberry growers are facing climate change with innovations in cultivated varieties and cultural techniques, and by the integration of the different production areas, with their specific optimum yield seasons, to continuously fulfill the demands of the European market.

scholarly journals Nie tylko „generał Mróz ” wpływ czynników pogodowych na przebieg kampanii rosyjskiej Napoleona na wybranych przykładach

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawid Gralik
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Cold Winter ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Intense Heat

Napoleon’s Russian campaigns one of the best known examples of the impact of weather conditions on the process of military actions. In the article, on selected examples, the influence of weather on the actions and condition of both armies, mainly the Great Army, is analyzed. Adverse weather conditions accompanied the 1812 warfare from the very beginning in the form of a storm that took place at the turn of June and July. Then a period of intense heat began, which caused considerable problems for the soldiers moving in fast marches, who were also deprived of access to drinking water. Finally, the extremely cold winter, even for Russia’s climate, contributed, however not always directly, to deaths of many soldiers on both sides of conflict. Although weather is difficult to see as the main cause of Napoleon’s defeat, it was an extremely important part of 1812 military actions.

Adverse weather conditions for European wheat production will become more frequent with climate change

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 637-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miroslav Trnka ◽  
Reimund P. Rötter ◽  
Margarita Ruiz-Ramos ◽  
Kurt Christian Kersebaum ◽  
Jørgen E. Olesen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather

scholarly journals Farmers’ Knowledge, Perception and Practices in Apple Pest Management and Climate Change in the Fes-Meknes Region, Morocco

Horticulturae ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alieu Moinina ◽  
Rachid Lahlali ◽  
Dustin MacLean ◽  
Mohammed Boulif
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Pest Management ◽  
Visual Inspection ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Water Shortage ◽  
Chemical Methods ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
Apple Production

Apple production in the Fes-Meknes region of Morocco is highly affected by pests and adverse weather conditions. A survey of apple farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and practices (KPP) in pest management and climate change was conducted in spring 2018 in two major apple-producing provinces of the region. Each farmer reported three insect pests and two diseases on average affecting their orchards. Pest management was performed by a combination of cultural and chemical methods. All farmers used dormant chemical sprays. About 60% of the respondents adopted pest surveillance based on visual inspection and 41.9% chose their pesticides on the basis of the information received from pesticide sellers. An average of 20 treatments per year was applied in each orchard. Regression analysis showed that neither the age of apple trees nor the number of pesticide applications influenced yield. Adverse weather conditions affected all apple plantations and the most frequent problems perceived were frosts, hailstorms, hot winds and water shortage. Of the orchards reported, 51.3% were protected with anti-hail nets. In order to reduce the rate of pesticide applications, better information on integrated pest management is required. Introduction of organic farming is necessary as 40.5% of the farmers agreed to convert to this practice in the future provided that market facilitation is established.

scholarly journals Adverse weather conditions for UK wheat production under climate change

2020 ◽  
Vol 282-283 ◽  
pp. 107862 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Harkness ◽  
Mikhail A. Semenov ◽  
Francisco Areal ◽  
Nimai Senapati ◽  
Miroslav Trnka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Wheat Production ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather

scholarly journals Ship Handling in Unprotected Waters: A Review of New Technologies in Escort Tugs to Improve Safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-62
Author(s):  
Santiago Iglesias-Baniela ◽  
Juan Vinagre-Ríos ◽  
José M. Pérez-Canosa
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Hull Form ◽  
Best Available Technologies ◽  
Adverse Weather Conditions ◽  
Adverse Weather ◽  
New Type ◽  
Technological Challenge ◽  
And Performance

It is a well-known fact that the 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster caused the escort towing of laden tankers in many coastal areas of the world to become compulsory. In order to implement a new type of escort towing, specially designed to be employed in very adverse weather conditions, considerable changes in the hull form of escort tugs had to be made to improve their stability and performance. Since traditional winch and ropes technologies were only effective in calm waters, tugs had to be fitted with new devices. These improvements allowed the remodeled tugs to counterbalance the strong forces generated by the maneuvers in open waters. The aim of this paper is to perform a comprehensive literature review of the new high-performance automatic dynamic winches. Furthermore, a thorough analysis of the best available technologies regarding towline, essential to properly exploit the new winches, will be carried out. Through this review, the way in which the escort towing industry has faced this technological challenge is shown.

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