Trends of meteorological elements and recommended grapevine cultivars for the vineyard zone Vršac

Abstract

Climatic changes on the global level have consequences in changes of meteorological and climatologic conditions in vinegrowing areas. The aim of this paper was to analyze trends of the meteorological elements and determine suitability of growing grapevine cultivar in a viticulture region. Trend analysis was done, based on the data for South-Banat sub-region, an important resource for the production of grapes and wines in Pannonia plain (Vršac: H=83m, φ=45 09 N, λ=21 19 E). Trend of significance for the 95% level of confidence for mean air temperature and sunshine duration was obtained for the May - June period. For those elements, trend was increasing as well as for the precipitation in September. Correction of cultivar list was recommended, considering the obtained trends of the meteorological elements. The grapevine cultivars that ripen earlier (table and wine cultivars) are recommended, as well as those created at the Faculty of Agriculture, Department for Viticulture. .

Keywords

• climatic changes
• grapevine cultivar list
• trends of meteorological elements