Analisi di alcune variabili climatiche nel periodo 1951-2022 in ambiente mediterraneo ed implicazioni per le coltivazioni arboree

Agriculture is affected by climate change as a result of the interaction between plant physiology and climatic variables including precipitation and air temperatures. This work reports the analysis of the 1951-2022 time series focusing on air temperature (minimum and maximum) and rainfall recorded in Metaponto (Basilicata Region), an important fruit and vegetable growing area. The analysis also focused the cumulated chilling hours and the climatic anomalies determined with respect to the 30-year average (1961-1991). Results reveal a significant increasing trend of temperatures particularly after 1980, and reducing cumulated chilling hours. Possible adaptation strategies are discussed