The causes and impacts for heat stress in spring maize during grain filling in the North China Plain — A review

High-temperature stress (HTS) at the grain-filling stage in spring maize (Zea mays L.) is the main obstacle to increasing productivity in the North China Plain (NCP). To solve this problem, the physiological mechanisms of HTS, and its causes and impacts, must be understood. The HTS threshold of the...

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Main Authors: Zhi-qiang TAO, Yuan-quan CHEN, Chao LI, Juan-xiu ZOU, Peng YAN, Shu-fen YUAN, Xia WU, Peng SUI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916614090

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