The critical role of extreme heat for maize production in the United States

Nature Climate Change

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 497-501

  Lobell, David B ^a   Hammer, Graeme L ^b   McLean, Greg ^c   Messina, Carlos ^d   Roberts, Michael J ^e   Schlenker, Wolfram ^f  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^d PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROMETEOROLOGY; AGRONOMY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CROP PRODUCTION; CROP YIELD; EXTREME EVENT; HEATING; MAIZE; RAINFALL; SOIL WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRANSPIRATION; WATER STRESS;

UNITED STATES;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84877049806     PISSN: 1758678X     EISSN: 17586798     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate1832     Document Type: Article

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