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While the majority of the effects are negative for agricultural production, some can be beneficial. Our work presents the evaluation of the changes in the duration of the great vegetation period (delineated with the beginning and end of days with an average temperature T \u2265 5.0 \u00b0C) and the vegetation periods of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus Thumb.) and beetroot (Beta vulgaris L.). Data sets on the average monthly air temperatures for the period 1961\u20132020 from one hundred agroclimatic stations in Slovakia were selected for the estimation of the future average air temperatures using statistical methods (linear trendline). Based on the temperature requirements of the selected crops, the potential maximum duration of the vegetation period was estimated for several decades from 2041 up to 2100. The results clearly showed prolongation of the vegetation periods and changes of their zonation in Slovakia. In 2011\u20132020, the duration of the beetroot vegetation period in the southernmost part of Slovakia (Danubian Lowland) was 15\u201320 days longer than in decade 1971\u20131980. It is expected, that this value will rise by another 10\u201315 days in decade 2091\u20132100. Since 1971\u20131980, watermelon vegetation period duration increased by 5\u201310 days when compared to decade 2011\u20132020. It is expected that by 2091\u20132100, its duration will prolong by another 30\u201335 days.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/atmos13101641","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,9]],"date-time":"2022-10-09T20:49:31Z","timestamp":1665348571000},"page":"1641","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Climate Change Impact on the Duration of Great Vegetation Period and Vegetation Period of Beetroot and Watermelon in Slovakia"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"J\u00e1n","family":"\u010cimo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8527-2958","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Vladim\u00edr","family":"Ki\u0161\u0161","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre Agrobiotech, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2240-8248","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Elena","family":"Ayd\u0131n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6508-8734","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jakub","family":"Pag\u00e1\u010d","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Research Centre Agrobiotech, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8877-6206","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Monika","family":"Bo\u017eikov\u00e1","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mat\u00fa\u0161","family":"Bil\u010d\u00edk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Martin","family":"Min\u00e1rik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, Slovakia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"Field, C.B., Barros, V.R., Dokken, D.J., Mach, K.J., Mastrandrea, M.D., Bilir, T.E., Chatterjee, M., Ebi, K.L., Estrada, Y.O., and Genova, R.C. 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