EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RASPBERRY PRODUCTIVITY IN WESTERN SERBIA

This study analyzes the impact of climate change on raspberry productivity in Western Serbia during the period 2014-2023. Data from the Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia, including average temperatures and precipitation amounts, were used, alongside regional raspberry yield data. The results indicate that annual averages of climatic parameters do not fully reflect the actual production conditions; instead, extreme weather events and the temporal distribution of precipitation and temperature during the growing season play a crucial role.

KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI: 

Raspberry, climate change, productivity, extreme weather, adaptation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT / PROJEKAT:

Research was funded by the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, grant 451-03-136/2025-03/200009 from 4^th February 2025.

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