Article
High temperature stress and spikelet fertility in rice (Oryza sativa L.).
Journal of experimental botany - 1 Jan 2007
Jagadish S V K, Craufurd P Q, Wheeler T R
Abstract excerpt
In future climates, greater heat tolerance at anthesis will be required in rice. The effect of high temperature at anthesis on spikelet fertility was studied on IR64 (lowland indica) and Azucena (upland japonica) at 29.6 degrees C (control), 33.7 degrees C, and 36.2 degrees C tissue temperatures. The objectives of the study were to: (i) determine the effect of temperature on flowering pattern; (ii) examine the...
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