caa a22 4500 445366931 CHVBK 20180317142933.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00484-010-0310-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00484-010-0310-8 The influence of climate on durum wheat quality in Tuscany, Central Italy [Elektronische Daten] [Anna Dalla Marta, D. Grifoni, M. Mancini, G. Zipoli, S. Orlandini] Climate and meteorological conditions greatly affect agricultural activities, modifying plant responses and determining the quantity and the quality of production. In this respect, the aim of this research was to analyze the quality of winter durum wheat (Triticum turgidum L. var. durum), in terms of protein content through the use of meteorological information. Meteorological conditions were described utilizing both local weather station data (air temperature, cumulated precipitation) and large-scale information available freely on the internet, such as geopotential height (GPH), sea surface temperature (SST), and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) index. The analysis was carried out for the period 1997-2009 in the Tuscany region, Central Italy. Grain protein was positively correlated with air temperature during the February to June period, and negatively with cumulative precipitation during the entire period from November to June. Protein content was also negatively correlated with 500hPa GPH over Gibraltar and North-Western Africa during the March to June period and with the SST of the Atlantic Ocean south-west of the Canary Islands during the January to June period. Finally, with regard to the NAO, winter durum wheat quality was positively correlated with the specific index for several months, in particular during the winter period. These results demonstrate that precipitation and air temperature over the production area represent two crucial variables driving the vegeto-productive responses of winter durum wheat. On the other hand, the use of large-scale meteorological information showed great potential from the perspective of a local quality forecast system setup. ISB, 2010 Triticum durum nationallicence Protein content nationallicence Meteorological information nationallicence Correlation map nationallicence Yield forecast nationallicence Dalla Marta Anna Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut Grifoni D. CNR-Institute of Biometeorology, Via Caproni, 8, 50145, Florence, Italy aut Mancini M. Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut Zipoli G. CNR-Institute of Biometeorology, Via Caproni, 8, 50145, Florence, Italy aut Orlandini S. Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/1(2011-01-01), 87-96 0020-7128 55:1<87 2011 55 484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0310-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0310-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dalla Marta Anna Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Grifoni D. CNR-Institute of Biometeorology, Via Caproni, 8, 50145, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mancini M. Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Zipoli G. CNR-Institute of Biometeorology, Via Caproni, 8, 50145, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Orlandini S. Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Science, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/1(2011-01-01), 87-96 0020-7128 55:1<87 2011 55 484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer