Climate change is a long-lasting change in the weather arrays across tropics to polls. It is a
global threat that has embarked on to put stress on various sectors. This study is aimed to …

Key message Intensive public sector breeding efforts and public-private partnerships have
led to the increase in genetic gains, and deployment of elite climate-resilient maize cultivars …

Increased climate variability and higher mean temperatures are expected across many
world regions, both of which will contribute to more frequent extreme high temperatures …

Maize yield has to be increased in the next decades in order to satisfy world demand. This
increase has to be achieved in a scenario of climate change particularly characterised by …

Anthesis stage has been proved a typically sensitive period to heat stress in maize (Zea
mays L.), but effects of short–term heat stress around anthesis (tasseling–silking period) are …

Evidence suggests that global maize yield declines with a warming climate, particularly with
extreme heat events. However, the degree to which important maize processes such as …

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 …

The frequency and intensity of extreme high temperature events are expected to increase
with climate change. Higher temperatures near anthesis have a large negative effect on …

Background Heat tolerance is becoming increasingly important where maize is grown under
spring season in India which coincide with grain filling stage of crop resulting in tassel blast …

Temperature plays a crucial role in plants development whereas a sudden rise may cause
severe consequences. Heat stress impairs plant growth, photosynthesis, pollen …