PHENOLOGY IN SLOVENIAWhat is new?

7 th PEP 725 Management meetingNew developments in Phenology

Symposium / WorkshopVienna, April 19, 2016

Ana ŽustSlovenian Environmental Agency

Meteorological OfficeAna.Zust@gov.si

� ACTUAL STATE OF PHENOLOGY IN SLOVENIA

� ACTIVITIES ON PROMOTION OF PHENOLOGY � International phenological garden

� 65th ANNIVERSARY OF NATIONAL PHENOLOGY NETWORK� Phenology in Slovenia, Manual for phenological observations

� IMPACTS ON PRACTICAL USE OF PHENOLOGICAL DATA � Monitoring the hydrologic balance of agricultural plants and

forecasting of irrigation.

� FUTURE PLANS FOR PHENOLOGY ACTIVITY� Training course for phenological observers in September � Publish english version of Manual for phenological

observations

PHENOLOGY IN SLOVENIA

� Maintain the tradition of phenological observations

� 43 phenology stations (13 stations less than in 2005)

� Working on renewal of the density of the network (youngerand professonal observers, recently arranging 4 new stations, one 1250 m above see level)

� Providing data for research, international BVOC measurments in the phenological garden

ACTUAL STATE OF PHENOLOGY NETWORK IN SLOVENIA

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May 28, 2014 promotion event for public(foresters, schools, faculties, arcticles published in newspapers )

ACTIVITIES ON PROMOTION OF PHENOLOGYInternational phenological garden (IPG 55)

International phenological garden –remarkable speciality of the municipal park Tivoli in Ljubljana

Renowation of equipment of the phenologicalgardens(information boards, plantidentification panels, braille )

International phenological garden (IPG 55) -badly wounded

Slovenia was seriously affected by black ice in February, 2014

Observation trees in IPG - badly wounded – 4 tree species were lost

Arborists saved those which survived

Substitutional plants were planted in early spring 2015

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� Historical overview

� Modern era of phenological obseravation

� Phenological observations in Slovenia since1951

� The use of phenologicaldata

� Instructions for phenological observations

„Phenology in Slovenia“

Manual for phenological observations

Dedicated to slovene phenologists andobservers that contributed in the nationalphenological database

ACTIVITIES ON PROMOTION OF PHENOLOGY

The importance and succses of COST 725 and PEP 725

Issued at the occasion of 65 anniversary ofphenology network in Slovenia

Phenology in Slovenia – Manual for phenological observations

Descriptions of plants

Descriptions of phenological phases

(BBCH codes)

Interesting facts revealed on the

base of longterm observations

To maintain the quality of

phenological observations and

to motivate the public for

observation of the plants that

surround them.

ACTIVITIES ON PROMOTION OF PHENOLOGY

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• Foresters and Agriculturists

(Slovene Forest Institute),

• Schools

(Agriculture and Ecology),

• Students

(Biotechnical faculty),

• Alergologists

• (National Institute of Public

Health)

• Bekeepers

(Slovenian beekepers

Association), Public;

Celebration of the 65th anniversary of the National Phenology Network, June 12, 2015

ACTIVITIES ON PROMOTION OF PHENOLOGY

Workshop for users of phenological data

Encouragement of the public to observe plants arround them.

Appeal to mantain and continue the system of phenological observations.

ACTUAL PRACTICAL USE OF PHENOLOGY DATA

Input data for the monitoring of water balance of agricultural plants

(agrometeorological model IRRFIB)

Drought monitoring - decadal drought index, cumulative drought index

Irrigation forecasts (in cooperationwith Agricultural Advisory Service)

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� Training for phenological observers in

September 2016;

� Establishing the protocol for observations of

agricultural plants which are not involved in

the standard observation program

(vegetables) to provide phenological data

for agrometeorological models (irrigation,

hay making)

NEAR FUTURE INTEREST FOR PHENOLOGY ACTIVITY

Thank you foryour attention !