Impact of Elevated Temperature and Solar Radiation on Broccoli (<i>Brassica oleraceae</i> var. <i>italica</i> Plenck) Cultivation
2025
Konstantinos Koularmanis | Pavlos Tsouvaltzis | Anastasios Siomos
In order to study the effects of emerging climate change on the cultivation of broccoli (<i>Brassica oleraceae</i> var. <i>italica</i> Plenck), transplants of three F1 hybrids (‘Cigno’, ‘Principe’, and ‘Domino’ F1) were transplanted on three successive dates (7 June, 30 June, and 4 August) at the Experimental Farm of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. The last planting date (4 August) corresponds to the most common establishment time for the crop in the area, while the other two dates correspond to periods with higher temperatures. The number of leaves per plant was recorded on a weekly basis during the growing period, while the plant height, the number of head leaves, the number of lateral shoots, the head diameter, and the weight and quality of the head were recorded at harvest. The results showed that the average temperature and solar radiation during the first two growing periods (GP1 and GP2) were higher by 4.4–5.4 °C and 32–75%, respectively, compared to the third one (GP3). The consequences of the higher temperature were the shortening of the growing period between transplanting and harvest by 5–6 days in ‘Cigno’ F1 and its extension by 3–18 days in the ‘Principe’ and ‘Domino’ F1 ones, as well as the increase in the quantity of water required through irrigation by 14–61%. Higher temperatures induced a significant deterioration of the head quality and a reduction in marketable production by 42–92%.
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