SUNFLOWER CROP SITUATION IN ROMANIA - COMPARATIVE STUDY OVER THE LAST DECADE

Andreea Lidia Jurjescu, Florin Sala

Abstract


The situation of sunflower crop in Romania was studied in dynamics for the 2015 - 2023 period.. The cultivated area (A, ha), yield (Y, kg/ha) and total production (TP, tons) were analyzed. The mean cultivated area during the study period was  = 1086400 ha. In 2015, 2017 and 2018, negative differences were recorded (p<0.05), and in 2019 a positive difference (p<0.001). The mean yield was  = 2294 kg/ha. In 2015, 2020 and 2023 negative differences were recorded (p<0.05). Positive differences were recorded in 2019 (p<0.05) and in 2016, 2017 (p<0.01). The mean total production was  = 2494600 tons. Negative differences from the average were recorded in 2023 (p<0.05), in 2015 (p<0.01). Positive differences were recorded in 2018 (p<0.05) and in 2019 (p<0.001). According to PCA, PC1 explained 68.203% of variance, and PC2 explained 31.75% of variance. Cluster analysis grouped the years of study based on similarity in relation to the analyzed elements (A, Y, TP; Coph.corr. = 0.879).

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cluster; cultivated areas; dynamic analysis; sunflower; yield

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