Agroclimatology and Crop Production: Adapting to Climate Change
A special issue of Agronomy (ISSN 2073-4395). This special issue belongs to the section "Farming Sustainability".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 March 2025 | Viewed by 74
Special Issue Editors
Interests: agroclimatology; climatic risk; climatic and physical stress on plants; climatic change impact on plants and vectors; modelling and simulations of non-linear phenomena
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: organic food science; vegetable crop growing; conventional production systems; horticulture biodiversity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The influence of meteorological conditions on crop production has been recognized since prehistory, but it was in 1949 that the term agroclimatology was first defined. Moreover, in recent years, the topic of climate change has become a key concern for researchers, farmers, and local and global leaders, who have explored solutions to help combat the negative effects of global warming, as well as ways to adapt agricultural practices.
The aim of this Special Issue is to bring together innovative and smart techniques for use in current and future climate–agricultural–economic contexts. Increased crop production can be achieved by manipulating abiotic climatic factors based on smart monitoring systems, developing methods of ensuring an optimal environment for plants, and controlling conditions to prevent diseases and pests, as well as using digital tools in climatic prediction models.
We aim to publish the latest studies reporting technologies, methods, and innovative practices for improving crop production or urban architecture, considering the principles and concepts of agrometeorology, carbon storage or reduction techniques, preservation, and methods of combating degradation. We invite scientists to submit original research or review articles relevant to the topics mentioned.
Dr. Ilie Bodale
Prof. Dr. Vasile Stoleru
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- climate-smart crop production
- climate change adaptation and mitigation
- sustainable crops
- weather hazard response
- monitoring and forecasting food security scenarios
- sensor systems and remote sensing images
- AI and digital tools for climate resilience
- bioclimatic indexes
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