Impact of expected climate change on the average yields of apples in the Southeastern Region of Bulgaria

Petia Branzova

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The subject of this paper is the impact of expected climatic changes by 2050 on the average yields of apples in the Southeast region of Bulgaria. The aim of the work is to investigate the empirical links between average apple yields and the climatic factors on which they depend. Based on these links to estimate the yields of apples in the Southeastern region by 2050

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Southeastern region of Bulgaria, climate change, agriculture.

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