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Development of comparable agro‐climatic zones for the international exchange of data on the efficacy and crop safety of plant protection products 1
Author(s) -
Bouma E.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.2005.00830.x
Subject(s) - mediterranean climate , crop , vegetation (pathology) , climate change , mediterranean area , climate zones , geography , physical geography , environmental science , agroforestry , forestry , ecology , biology , medicine , archaeology , pathology
Data on the efficacy and crop safety of plant protection products can be used for registration purposes in other countries, provided crop growth conditions are comparable. This article identifies the main conditions which are relevant in this respect, with particular emphasis on climatic conditions. Comparison of several systems of agro‐climatic classification developed for the EPPO region, particularly the climate diagrams of Walter & Lieth, the climate classification system of Köppen & Geiger, the agro‐climatic areas of Thran & Broekhuizen and natural vegetation maps, has led to a division of the EPPO region (Europe, Mediterranean area, Middle East) into four agro‐climatic zones (Mediterranean, Maritime, North‐east, Central) within which conditions can be considered comparable.