Temperatures and the growth and development of maize and rice: a review
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid · University of Copenhagen
Abstract
Because of global land surface warming, extreme temperature events are expected to occur more often and more intensely, affecting the growth and development of the major cereal crops in several ways, thus affecting the production component of food security. In this study, we have identified rice and maize crop responses to temperature in different, but consistent, phenological phases and development stages. A literature review and data compilation of around 140 scientific articles have determined the key temperature thresholds and response to extreme temperature effects for rice and maize, complementing an earlier study on wheat. Lethal temperatures and cardinal temperatures, together with error estimates,…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 52.35
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 64
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3Topics & keywords
- Phenology
- Anthesis
- Agronomy
- Sowing
- Crop
- Climate change
- Food security
- Shoot
- Zero hunger