Abstract:
Global warming of concern is widely recognized as a main environmental issue by scientific community and the
predictions are claimed that total increase in temperature will be 3.2˚C at the end of the present century. Countries
across the globe are doing their own action plan to adapt and mitigate climate change taking into account their domestic
capabilities. Turkey has been also started to face significant consequences of climate change and implanted her own
actions plans. Sustainable agricultural production and food security is one of the major challenges. However,
assessment of effects of climate changes on agriculture is usually concerned in a general overview and impacts of the
change on particular products are missing for Turkey. Wheat, barley, maize, sunflower and cotton are the largest field
crops grown in Turkey. This paper focuses on complex effects of global climate change on these main field crops in
Turkey considering physiological functions to address crop development, yield and production.
