Myriad definitions have been used for the term heat stress, but here it is defined as a
deleterious response to elevated temperature. For cereal crops, heat stress reduces yield or …

Time, as expressed through seed-fill duration, is an important component of the productivity
of grain crops. Seed-fill duration is influenced by environmental conditions and there is …

This new edition of an established title examines the determination of grain crop yield from a
unique perspective, by concentrating on the influence of the seed itself. As the food supply …

Weather conditions in the southwestern United States are variable and influence crop
growing periods with late spring and early fall frosts which significantly impact cropping …

The average temperature in the US Corn Belt during the grain‐filling period of maize (Zea
mays L.) is above optimum for maximum grain yield. The objectives of this study were to …

The most consistent change in management practices associated with the increase in maize
(Zea mays L.) yield in the United States since 1930 has been a steady increase in plant …

Rotation of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and summer maize (Zea mays L.) is the
prevailing double-cropping system in the North China Plain. Typically, winter wheat is …

The resistance to high-temperature stress and the structural appearance of the imperfect
grains caused by a high temperature at the ripening stage were studied using 13 selected …

Maize yield is sensitive to high temperatures, and most large scale analyses have used a
single, fixed sensitivity to represent this vulnerability over the course of a growing season …

Maize (Zea mays 1.) or corn, as it is known in North America, is one of the three major cereal
crops in the world. Although little consensus exists as to the origin and early evolution of …