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Zdeněk Žalud is affiliated with Mendel University Brno in the Czech Republic and conducts research predominantly within the fields of Environmental Science and Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Their scholarly work often intersects with subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Plant Science, Ecology, Environmental Engineering, and the broader category of Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

The main topics around which Žalud's research revolves include Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics, Remote Sensing in Agriculture, Hydrology and Drought Analysis, Climate Variability and Models, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Crop Yield and Soil Fertility, and Horticultural and Viticultural Research.

Frequent publication venues for Žalud's research output include the SSRN Electronic Journal, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, Agricultural Water Management, Atmosphere, and The Journal of Agricultural Science. Their collaboration network features frequent coauthors such as Miroslav Trnka, Milan Fischer, Jan Bálek, Martin Možný, and Monika Bláhová.

Selected recent papers illustrate key aspects of their research contributions:

  • "Czech Drought Monitor System for monitoring and forecasting agricultural drought and drought impacts" (2020), International Journal of Climatology
  • "Past (1971-2018) and future (2021-2100) pan evaporation rates in the Czech Republic" (2020), Journal of Hydrology
  • "Performance of 13 crop simulation models and their ensemble for simulating four field crops in Central Europe" (2021), The Journal of Agricultural Science
  • "Observed changes in the agroclimatic zones in the Czech Republic between 1961 and 2019" (2021), Plant Soil and Environment
  • "Climate-induced decline in the quality and quantity of European hops calls for immediate adaptation measures" (2023), Nature Communications

In addition to journal papers, Žalud has contributed to book publications, including the title "Využití portálu Agrorisk.cz - systému včasné výstrahy před negativními dopady počasí do zemědělství" (2023), published by Mendelova univerzita v Brně eBooks.

Best Publications

  • Adverse weather conditions for European wheat production will become more frequent with climate change

    Miroslav Trnka;Miroslav Trnka;Reimund P. Rötter;Margarita Ruiz-Ramos;Kurt Christian Kersebaum

  • Altas podnebí Česka

    Radim Tolasz;Rudolf Brázdil;Otto Bulíř;Petr Dobrovolný

  • Agroclimatic conditions in Europe under climate change

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

  • Comparison of CERES, WOFOST and SWAP models in simulating soil water content during growing season under different soil conditions

    J. Eitzinger;M. Trnka;J. Hösch;Z. Žalud

  • 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

  • Global solar radiation in Central European lowlands estimated by various empirical formulae

    Miroslav Trnka;Zdeněk Žalud;Josef Eitzinger;Martin Dubrovský

  • A simulation study of the effect of soil water balance and water stress on winter wheat production under different climate change scenarios

    J Eitzinger;M Štastná;Z Žalud;M Dubrovský

  • European Corn Borer life stage model: Regional estimates of pest development and spatial distribution under present and future climate

    M. Trnka;F. Muška;D. Semerádová;M. Dubrovský

  • High-Frequency and Low-Frequency Variability in Stochastic Daily Weather Generator and Its Effect on Agricultural and Hydrologic Modelling

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  • Projections of uncertainties in climate change scenarios into expected winter wheat yields

    M. Trnka;M. Dubrovský;D. Semerádová;Z. Žalud

  • CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION STRATEGIES IN SPRING BARLEY PRODUCTION IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

    Miroslav Trnka;Martin Dubrovský;Zdeněk Žalud

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

    Rudolf Brázdil;Miroslav Trnka;Petr Dobrovolný;Kateřina Chromá

  • The impact of climate change on the yield and quality of Saaz hops in the Czech Republic

    Martin Mozny;Radim Tolasz;Jiri Nekovar;Timothy Sparks

  • Sensitivity of CERES-Maize yields to statistical structure of daily weather series.

    Martin Dubrovský;Zdeněk Žalud;Milada Šťastná

  • 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

  • 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

  • Changing climate and the phenological response of great tit and collared flycatcher populations in floodplain forest ecosystems in Central Europe.

    Zdeněk Bauer;Miroslav Trnka;Jana Bauerová;Martin Možný

Frequent Co-Authors

Miroslav Trnka
Miroslav Trnka Czech Academy of Sciences
Petr Hlavinka
Petr Hlavinka Mendel University Brno
Josef Eitzinger
Josef Eitzinger BOKU University
Rudolf Brázdil
Rudolf Brázdil Czech Academy of Sciences
Michael J. Hayes
Michael J. Hayes University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Mark Svoboda
Mark Svoboda University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Kurt Christian Kersebaum
Kurt Christian Kersebaum Czech Academy of Sciences
Brian D. Wardlow
Brian D. Wardlow University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Jørgen E. Olesen
Jørgen E. Olesen Aarhus University

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