Favorable areas for sunflower production in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

In this study the degree of favorability of the country's territory, depending on the distribution of air temperature and precipitation was analyzed. For this purpose, the statistical analysis of the data regarding sunflower yield for the period of 2003-2021 and its correlation with precipitation and temperature during the same period was carried out using XLSTAT - Excel module. Land favorability modeling for sunflower cultivation was carried out using QGIS - open source software, with complex possibilities for analysis and presentation of the results.