THE SIGNIFICANCE OF CLIMATE VARIABILITY ON THE PRODUCTION OF WHEAT AND RAPESEED IN SERBIA

Abstract

Yields of wheat and rapeseed in the Republic of Serbia in the period 2011-2018 were analyzed on the basis of data on sown areas and yield taken from the Statistical Yearbook of the Republic of Serbia. The trends of planted areas and yields in the Republic of Serbia and by region of analyzed meteorological stations (Novi Sad, Kraljevo, Negotin, Valjevo, Vranje and Kragujevac) have been determined, in order to analyze the impact of climate on yields of crops. The average sown area of wheat in the period 2011-2018 was 558,823 ha, and of rapeseed 12,679 ha. A slightly better eight-year average yield of wheat was achieved in Region I (4.76 t ha-1 ); while in Region II the yields were 3.5 t ha-1 . The average yield of rapeseed from one hectare of sown area on the basis of the eight-year production in Serbia was 4.27 t ha