Climatic assessment of the geographical distribution of the wheat crop in Iraq

Abstract

The relationship between climate and agriculture is very close and agriculture is probably the most influential activity in climate conditions. The climate factor is one of the most influential natural factors in determining crop species as it identifies areas that can be cultivated with specific crops, including the wheat crop under study. The goal of this research is a study (climate assessment of the geographical distribution of Iraq's wheat crop) that identifies the geography of the applied climate. The study showed the extent to which climate elements and manifestations of dust atmosphere (solar radiation, wind, moisture, dust storms, rising dust and stuck dust) affect Iraq's wheat cultivation and production. The study relied on eight climate stations for the study area (Iraq) and climate data for the period 1990-2020. The study examined Iraq's climatic characteristics for monthly and annual rates (solar radiation, temperature rates, wind, relative humidity, dust phenomena). The study also examined the geographical distribution of the cultivation and production of wheat in Iraq for the cultivated area and total production and for the average productivity (yield) for the study years (2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020).