Growing season for agricultural crops (no further updates)

Description

The thermal growing season for agricultural crops in Europe has lengthened by more than 10 days since 1992. The delay in the end of the growing season has been more pronounced than the advance of the start of the season. The length of the growing season has increased more in northern and eastern Europe than in western and southern Europe.
The growing season is projected to increase further throughout most of Europe owing to the earlier onset of growth in spring and later senescence in autumn.
The projected lengthening of the thermal growing season would allow a northwards expansion of warm-season crops to areas that were not previously suitable. In parts of southern Europe (e.g. Spain), warmer conditions will allow crop cultivation to be shifted to the winter.

Reference information

Websites:

https://www.eea.europa.eu/ds_resolveuid/IND-188-en

Source:

EEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2017

Keywords:

CLIM030, agriculture, crop, growing season

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Extreme Temperatures, Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Climate services, Observations and Scenarios

Sectors:

Agriculture

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

Macro-Transnational region:

Adriatic-Ionian, Alpine Space, Atlantic Area, Baltic Sea, Central Europe, Danube Area, Mediterranean (Euro-Med), North West Europe, North Sea, Northern Periphery and Arctic, South West Europe, Black Sea Basin (NEXT), Mediterranean Sea Basin (NEXT)