Climate change and the flowering time of annual crops

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2529-2539

  Craufurd, P Q ^a   Wheeler, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Crops; Flowering time; Maize; Photoperiod; Tassel initiation; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE; CROP; FLOWER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TEMPERATURE;

CLIMATE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; FLOWERS; PHOTOPERIOD; TEMPERATURE;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67649316106     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp196     Document Type: Review

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