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A Study of Observed Climate Change Effects on Grapevine Suitability in Oltenia (Romania)
by
Mihaela Licurici
Mihaela Licurici 1
,
Alina Ștefania Vlăduț
Alina Ștefania Vlăduț 1,*
and
Cristina Doina Burada
Cristina Doina Burada 2
1
Geography Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Craiova, A. I. Cuza Street, No. 13, Dolj, 200585 Craiova, Romania
2
Oltenia Regional Meteorological Center, National Meteorological Administration, Brestei Street, 3A, Dolj, 200581 Craiova, Romania
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Horticulturae 2025, 11(6), 591; https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060591 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 23 April 2025
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Revised: 13 May 2025
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Accepted: 19 May 2025
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Published: 26 May 2025
Abstract
Viticulture represents an important agricultural sector in Oltenia, which is one of the Romanian regions most affected by temperature increases. The main purpose of the present study was to analyze the changes in climate suitability for grapevine and wine production against this climate context in the region. Two specific bioclimatic indices were applied, namely the bioclimatic index and the oenoclimate aptitude index, both reflecting the cumulated influence of temperature, actual sunshine duration, and precipitation amounts on the grapevine during the growing season (1 April–30 September). The indices were calculated as average values for the period 1961–2020. In order to emphasize potential shifts in suitability, the mean, maximum, and minimum values were calculated for two distinct periods, 1961–1990 and 1991–2020. The results of the analysis underlined three distinct suitability changes: the area suitable for quality red wines shifting northwards (on average, about 30′ of latitude or 55.5 km), including the eastern part of the Getic Subcarpathians, which is not currently part of any winegrowing region; the emerging new areas suitable for quality white wine (the western part of the Subcarpathians); and a potentially overly hot climate developing in Southern Oltenia where grapevine varieties are currently grown. Thus, the development of adequate adaptation strategies for viticulture to climate change in the region should be considered in the near future.
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Licurici, M.; Vlăduț, A.Ș.; Burada, C.D.
A Study of Observed Climate Change Effects on Grapevine Suitability in Oltenia (Romania). Horticulturae 2025, 11, 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060591
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Licurici M, Vlăduț AȘ, Burada CD.
A Study of Observed Climate Change Effects on Grapevine Suitability in Oltenia (Romania). Horticulturae. 2025; 11(6):591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060591
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Licurici, Mihaela, Alina Ștefania Vlăduț, and Cristina Doina Burada.
2025. "A Study of Observed Climate Change Effects on Grapevine Suitability in Oltenia (Romania)" Horticulturae 11, no. 6: 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060591
APA Style
Licurici, M., Vlăduț, A. Ș., & Burada, C. D.
(2025). A Study of Observed Climate Change Effects on Grapevine Suitability in Oltenia (Romania). Horticulturae, 11(6), 591.
https://doi.org/10.3390/horticulturae11060591
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