Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye
Abstract Climate change and its impact on agricultural production due to the occurrence of extreme weather events appear to be more imminent and severe than ever, presenting a global challenge that necessitates collective efforts to mitigate its effects.There have been many practical and modelling s...
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| description | Abstract Climate change and its impact on agricultural production due to the occurrence of extreme weather events appear to be more imminent and severe than ever, presenting a global challenge that necessitates collective efforts to mitigate its effects.There have been many practical and modelling studies so far to estimate the extent of climate change and possible damages on agricultural production, suggesting that water availability may decrease by 50% and agricultural productivity between 10 and 30% in the coming years ahead. Though there have been many studies to estimate the possible level of damage by the climate change on the production of many agricultural crops, no study has been conducted on the greenhouse tomato production. Therefore, this study was conducted to discover the effects of extreme high temperatures during the 2022–2023 growing season on the high-tech Turkish tomato greenhouse industry through a survey. The results showed that all greenhouses lost yield, ranging from 6 to 53%, with an average of 12.5%. Survey data revealed that irrigation and fog system water consumption increased by 29.32% and 31.42%, respectively, while fertilizer and electricity consumption rose by 23.66% and 19%. Some 76.5% of the growers declared difficulty in climate control, 11.7% reported tomato cluster losses with no information on yield loss, 9% experienced yield losses despite no cluster losses, and 61.7% observed a decline in tomato quality, leading to reduced sales prices. Considering these findings, it is recommended that greenhouses must adopt advanced climate control technologies, expand fog system capacities, and integrate renewable energy sources to enhance resilience against climate-induced challenges. Additionally, improving water-use efficiency, optimizing cooling strategies, using new and climate-resistant varieties and adjusting cropping seasons could help mitigate yield losses due to extreme temperatures. The study results offer extremely valuable insights into greenhouse production for researchers, technology developers, and policymakers for the mitigation of climate change effects and the development of more sustainable production systems. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-dcb8f619a55a4e77905841308bcdd3ef2025-08-20T02:56:20ZengBMCBMC Plant Biology1471-22292025-03-0125111210.1186/s12870-025-06307-1Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇yeAhmet Kürklü0Simon Pearson1Turgut Felek2Department of Agricultural Machinery and Technology Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz UniversityThe Lincoln Institute of Agri-Food Techology, the University of LincolnThe Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Akdeniz UniversityAbstract Climate change and its impact on agricultural production due to the occurrence of extreme weather events appear to be more imminent and severe than ever, presenting a global challenge that necessitates collective efforts to mitigate its effects.There have been many practical and modelling studies so far to estimate the extent of climate change and possible damages on agricultural production, suggesting that water availability may decrease by 50% and agricultural productivity between 10 and 30% in the coming years ahead. Though there have been many studies to estimate the possible level of damage by the climate change on the production of many agricultural crops, no study has been conducted on the greenhouse tomato production. Therefore, this study was conducted to discover the effects of extreme high temperatures during the 2022–2023 growing season on the high-tech Turkish tomato greenhouse industry through a survey. The results showed that all greenhouses lost yield, ranging from 6 to 53%, with an average of 12.5%. Survey data revealed that irrigation and fog system water consumption increased by 29.32% and 31.42%, respectively, while fertilizer and electricity consumption rose by 23.66% and 19%. Some 76.5% of the growers declared difficulty in climate control, 11.7% reported tomato cluster losses with no information on yield loss, 9% experienced yield losses despite no cluster losses, and 61.7% observed a decline in tomato quality, leading to reduced sales prices. Considering these findings, it is recommended that greenhouses must adopt advanced climate control technologies, expand fog system capacities, and integrate renewable energy sources to enhance resilience against climate-induced challenges. Additionally, improving water-use efficiency, optimizing cooling strategies, using new and climate-resistant varieties and adjusting cropping seasons could help mitigate yield losses due to extreme temperatures. The study results offer extremely valuable insights into greenhouse production for researchers, technology developers, and policymakers for the mitigation of climate change effects and the development of more sustainable production systems.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06307-1Yield LossHigh TemperatureSustainable greenhouse farmingClimate smart agricultureHeat stress in greenhouse |
| spellingShingle | Ahmet Kürklü Simon Pearson Turgut Felek Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye BMC Plant Biology Yield Loss High Temperature Sustainable greenhouse farming Climate smart agriculture Heat stress in greenhouse |
| title | Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye |
| title_full | Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye |
| title_fullStr | Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye |
| title_short | Climate change impacts on tomato production in high-tech soilless greenhouses in Türki̇ye |
| title_sort | climate change impacts on tomato production in high tech soilless greenhouses in turkiye |
| topic | Yield Loss High Temperature Sustainable greenhouse farming Climate smart agriculture Heat stress in greenhouse |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12870-025-06307-1 |
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