IMPACT ON THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR OF CHANGES IN THE AIR MOISTURE REGIME CAUSED BY THE COLLAPSE OF THE KAKHOVKA DAM

Abstract

The presence of moisture in the air and soil at a certain temperature is the main factor for creating favorable and optimal conditions for growing crops. Conducting a study of the moisture content of arable soils proved that less than half of the moisture contained in these soils is available for plants. But the humid air regime plays a significant role in the cultivation of agricultural crops as a component of the microclimate created in certain territories. During the existence of the Kakhovka Reservoir, 31 irrigation systems of the fields of Dnipropetrovsk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhya regions were supplied with water; in June 2023, only 13 systems were working to provide water to the territories on the right bank of the Dnieper.