Cereal yield response to climate change in key grain producing areas of the Northern Hemisphere

Vulnerability mapping is a field of increasing importance as we search for an ecologically and economically sustainable
climate-smart land-use system, which is necessary for the development of green infrastructure and agricultuVulnerability
mapping is a growing field with increasing importance in developing an ecologically and economically sustainable climate-smart land-use system, which may serve the advancement of green infrastructure and agricultural production. The
transformation of the climatic regime has an undeniable impact on plant production, but we rarely have long enough data
series to scrutinize the unfolding effects of the microregional patterns of the global climate-cereal yield relationship. To fill this
gap, I will analyze three regions of the Northern Hemisphere under continental climate, which represent key landscapes
concerning global food production and security, contributing a multi-way knowledge transfer through training, teaching, and
different form of communication activities. The relationship between climate indices, maize, and wheat yields will be analyzed
applying high geographical resolution data from Northern China, Hungary, and northern states of the US Midwest at a
landscape scale by Köppen-Geiger zones using linear, local, and spatial regression and bootstrap resampling tests and
developed data visualization techniques. This offers a unique opportunity to comparatively analyze the differences in
climate-cereal yield associations by landscape types and regions. The expected results will provide highly supportive factors
for planning and managing an ecologically and economically sustainable land-use system. The intended publications,
lectures, and collaborative actions will have a positive impact on domestic and EU research. The planned training and the
expected results of the action will further strengthen my career opportunities and put me in a position where I will be
considered for a tenured position at a research institution in Hungary.