ADAPTATION OF SUGAR BEET PRODUCTION IN TIMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Climate changes and ecological sustainability in agriculture and food production in Serbia, the region and Southeastern Europe : proceedings, (pp. 234-239)

AUTHOR(S) / АУТОР(И): Zlatko Miličević1, Anja Milosavljević1, Ana Anđelković2, Danijela Šikuljak2, Nenad Trkulja2

1Research and Development Center, Sunoko, Inđija, Serbia, 2Institute for plant protection and environment, Belgrade, Serbia

 

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DOI: 10.46793/MAK2025.234M

ABSTRACT / САЖЕТАК:

Climate change is increasingly exerting a negative impact on the sustainability of agricultural production. The application of numerous plant protection agents and crop fertilizers contributes to soil, food, and water pollution, as well as increased greenhouse gas emissions, thus influencing climatic parameters. Conversely, climate change, through altered precipitation patterns, rising air temperatures, hailstorms during summer, and spring frosts, increases the intensity of plant diseases, insect outbreaks (including resistant strains), and vegetation changes, all of which disrupt sugar beet production. These interrelations between climate and sugar beet production technology necessitate the modification of existing production methods. In response, the Research Center of Sunoko is investigating and implementing various methods, such as soil and plant tissue analyses, weed control machinery, biopreparations, and non-chemical disease and weed control measures. These efforts aim to preserve the environment, mitigate climate impacts, and achieve high yields. The goal of Sunoko’s sustainable sugar beet production is to develop new cultivation technologies that responsibly manage natural resources, soil, surface and groundwater, biodiversity, and the safety and health of humans and animals.

KEYWORDS / КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ:

Sugar beet, Climate change, Sustainable production

ACKNOWLEDGMENT:

The research presented in this article is part of Contracts No. 451-03-66/2024-03/200010 financially supported by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia.

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