Abstract:

Agrometeorology is a basic science of agronomy that focuses on the interactions and rules between meteorological condition and agriculture production. It is also an interdisciplinary subject relates to atmospheric, geological, biological, ecological, engineering, resource and environmental science, et al. In retrospect of the development history and route in the world and China, agrometeorology has been developed constantly by insisting on demand and issue guide to explore the scientific solutions for agricultural growth and science itself; insisting on tracing the international scientific frontier to perfect the relevant theories and methodologies so as to achieve a qualitative leap from interpretation science to experiment science; insisting on absorbing and merging the latest scientific findings and technical invention to derive emerging interdisciplinary branches and filed. The major science and technology findings in relate to agrometeorology, such as agro-climatic zonation in China, agro-climatic resource exploitation, agrometeorological forecast and yield estimation by remote sensing, climate change impact on agriculture, greenhouse gas emissions and its countries list, key technology and its regional governance of dryland agriculture, agrometeorological disaster prevention technology, urban facilities horticulture and so on, had played a fundamental and crucial role in ensuring national food security and supporting the development of modern agriculture. Looking forward to the future, agrometeorology will play a crucial role and function in the fields of agro-climatic resource and agricultural layout optimization, bio-meteorology and agricultural green growth, agrometeorological disaster mitigation and risk management, microclimate and plant factory, agrometeorological information and smart agriculture.

Key words: Agrometeorology, Agro-climatic Resource Utilization, Climatic Change, Agrometeorological Disaster, Agricultural Microclimate