Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
4th International Congress on Multidisciplinary Natural Sciences, Ankara, Türkiye, 7 - 08 Aralık 2024, ss.38, (Özet Bildiri)
Agricultural production is directly affected by environmental factors such as weather conditions and climate. It is also largely dependent on soil, water and other natural resources affected by climate. Climate change, whose negative effects we feel strongly today, negatively affects agricultural production and industry, especially agriculture-based industries. Agricultural production and food security are under serious threat due to the negative effects of climate change. Especially severe droughts, heat waves, storms, floods caused by excessive and sudden rainfall, and changes in rainfall regimes can have negative effects on conventionally grown plants.
Our country has significant potential in terms of cultivation of temperate and subtropical fruit species due to its geographical location. However, significant developments have been recorded in cultivation areas and production amounts of tropical fruit species, especially banana and avocado, which have the chance to be cultivated in subtropical conditions. With the effect of global climate change, interest in cultivation of tropical species such as papaya, pitaya, passionflower, mango, longan litchi and carombola has started to increase in our country, apart from banana and avocado. It is thought that the fact that a significant part of our tropical fruit needs are met by import and that we have the chance to export due to our proximity to European countries in case of surplus production plays a role in this increase in interest. Fruit growing is a long-term investment and adaptation studies are definitely needed in different locations in order to decide on the species that can be cultivated in the future. In this report, tropical fruit species that stand out as a result of adaptation studies in our country, apart from banana and avocado, and the commercialization potential of these species will be included.
Keywords: Tropical fruit, climate change, subtropical climate, adaption, production