JRC MARS Bulletin - Crop monitoring in Europe - January 2023 Vol. 31 No 1
2023 gets off to a fair start for winter crops
Whilst winter crops in most of Europe remain in fair to good condition, recent warmer-than-usual weather and yo-yoing between temperature extremes are concerns. December started with relatively cold conditions in large parts of Europe, which lasted until 18 December 2022. This was followed by an abrupt transition to much warmer weather, with the New Year period even seeing record-breaking temperatures. Because of the shift, much of the cold tolerance previously built up in winter crops was lost. This leads to increased frost damage vulnerability should cold spells subsequently occur. Moreover, alternating freeze/thaw cycles can damage plants, thus reducing their vigour and negatively affecting spring regrowth. Warm temperatures also saw snowpacks in the Alps reach historic lows. If not restored, water availability for irrigation downstream will be problematic come spring. Mild winter conditions are also associated with high pest and disease survival rates. On the positive side, frost damage has been limited.
ROSSI Mattia;
SEGUINI Lorenzo;
BEN AOUN Wassim;
MOREL Julien;
TARNAVSKY Elena;
VAN DEN BERG Maurits;
PANARELLO Lorenzo;
BARUTH Bettina;
BASSU Simona;
BIAVETTI Irene;
BRATU Marian;
CERRANI Iacopo;
CHEMIN Yann;
CLAVERIE Martin;
DE PALMA Pierluca;
FUMAGALLI Davide;
MANFRON Giacinto;
NISINI SCACCHIAFICHI Luigi;
RONCHETTI Giulia;
ZAJAC Zuzanna;
ZUCCHINI Antonio;
VAN DEN BERG Maurits;
BELWARD Alan;
2023-01-23
Publications Office of the European Union
JRC132487
2443-8278 (online),
OP KJ-AW-23-001-EN-N (online),
https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC132487,
10.2760/42897 (online),
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