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Petr Hlavinka is affiliated with Mendel University Brno in the Czech Republic. Their research focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with particular attention to global and planetary change as well as agronomy and crop science.

The scientist's recent work spans several important topics including climate variability and models, climate change impacts on agriculture, crop yield and soil fertility, hydrology and drought analysis, plant water relations and carbon dynamics, wheat and barley genetics and pathology, and remote sensing in agriculture.

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Petr Hlavinka has worked closely with these coauthors:

  • Miroslav Trnka
  • Jan Bálek
  • Zdeňěk Žalud
  • Daniela Semerádová
  • Josef Eitzinger

Hlavinka has published multiple papers in notable journals. Recent publications include:

  • "Czech Drought Monitor System for monitoring and forecasting agricultural drought and drought impacts" (2020) in International Journal of Climatology
  • "Performance of 13 crop simulation models and their ensemble for simulating four field crops in Central Europe" (2021) in The Journal of Agricultural Science
  • "Observed changes in the agroclimatic zones in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2019" (2021) in Plant Soil and Environment
  • "Observed and estimated consequences of climate change for the fire weather regime in the moist-temperate climate of the Czech Republic" (2021) in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • "Increasing available water capacity as a factor for increasing drought resilience or potential conflict over water resources under present and future climate conditions" (2022) in Agricultural Water Management

Publication venues where Petr Hlavinka has contributed multiple works include:

  • European Journal of Agronomy
  • The Journal of Agricultural Science
  • Plant Soil and Environment
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology
  • Agricultural Water Management

Best Publications

  • Simulation of winter wheat yield and its variability in different climates of Europe: A comparison of eight crop growth models

    Taru Palosuo;Kurt Christian Kersebaum;Carlos Angulo;Petr Hlavinka

  • Agroclimatic conditions in Europe under climate change

    M. Trnka;Jørgen Eivind Olesen;K. C. Kersebaum;A. O. Skjelvåg

  • Simulation of spring barley yield in different climatic zones of Northern and Central Europe: A comparison of nine crop models

    Reimund P. Rötter;Taru Palosuo;Kurt Christian Kersebaum;Carlos Angulo

  • Application of relative drought indices in assessing climate-change impacts on drought conditions in Czechia

    M. Dubrovsky;Mark D. Svoboda;M. Trnka;Michael J. Hayes

  • Effect of drought on yield variability of key crops in Czech Republic

    Petr Hlavinka;Miroslav Trnka;Daniela Semerádová;Martin Dubrovský;Martin Dubrovský

  • Cereal yield gaps across Europe

    René Schils;Jørgen E. Olesen;Kurt-Christian Kersebaum;Bert Rijk

  • Crop rotation modelling—A European model intercomparison

    Chris Kollas;Kurt Christian Kersebaum;Claas Nendel;Kiril Manevski

  • Temperature and Precipitation Effects on Wheat Yield Across a European Transect: a Crop Model Ensemble Analysis Using Impact Response Surfaces

    N. Pirttioja;T. R. Carter;S. Fronzek;M. Bindi

  • Mitigation efforts will not fully alleviate the increase in water scarcity occurrence probability in wheat-producing areas

    Miroslav Trnka;Song Feng;Mikhail A. Semenov;Jørgen E. Olesen

  • Variability of droughts in the Czech Republic, 1881-2006.

    Rudolf Brázdil;Miroslav Trnka;Petr Dobrovolný;Kateřina Chromá

  • Interactive effects of high temperature and drought stress during stem elongation, anthesis and early grain filling on the yield formation and photosynthesis of winter wheat

    Marcela Hlaváčová;Karel Klem;Barbora Rapantová;Kateřina Novotná

  • Comparing the performance of 11 crop simulation models in predicting yield response to nitrogen fertilization

    T. J. Salo;T. Palosuo;K. C. Kersebaum;C. Nendel

  • Regional climate change impacts on agricultural crop production in Central and Eastern Europe – hotspots, regional differences and common trends

    J. Eitzinger;M. Trnka;D. Semerádová;S. Thaler

  • Adaptation response surfaces for managing wheat under perturbed climate and CO2 in a Mediterranean environment

    M. Ruiz-Ramos;R. Ferrise;A. Rodríguez;I. J. Lorite

  • Development and evaluation of the SoilClim model for water balance and soil climate estimates

    Petr Hlavinka;Miroslav Trnka;Jan Balek;Daniela Semerádová

  • Consequences of climate change for the soil climate in Central Europe and the central plains of the United States

    Miroslav Trnka;Miroslav Trnka;Kurt Christian Kersebaum;Josef Eitzinger;Josef Eitzinger;Michael Hayes

  • Use of a soil moisture network for drought monitoring in the Czech Republic

    Martin Mozny;Mirek Trnka;Zdenek Zalud;Petr Hlavinka

  • Simple snow cover model for agrometeorological applications

    M. Trnka;E. Kocmánková;J. Balek;J. Eitzinger

  • Soil moisture trends in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2012

    Miroslav Trnka;Rudolf Brázdil;M. Možný;M. Možný;Petr Štěpánek

  • Adaptation options for wheat in Europe will be limited by increased adverse weather events under climate change

    Miroslav Trnka;Petr Hlavinka;Mikhail A. Semenov

Frequent Co-Authors

Miroslav Trnka
Miroslav Trnka Czech Academy of Sciences
Zdeněk Žalud
Zdeněk Žalud Mendel University Brno
Josef Eitzinger
Josef Eitzinger BOKU University
Kurt Christian Kersebaum
Kurt Christian Kersebaum Czech Academy of Sciences
Reimund P. Rötter
Reimund P. Rötter University of Göttingen
Roberto Ferrise
Roberto Ferrise University of Florence
Marco Bindi
Marco Bindi University of Florence
Frank Ewert
Frank Ewert University of Bonn
Marco Moriondo
Marco Moriondo National Research Council (CNR)
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University

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