Future crop production threatened by extreme heat

• Published in: Environmental research letters Vol. 9; no. 4; pp. 41001 - 4
• Main Authors: Siebert, Stefan, Ewert, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.04.2014
• Subjects: Agricultural production; Climate change; Crop growth; Crop production; Crop yield; Crops; Extreme heat; Heat; Heat stress; Heat tolerance; Impact analysis; Soybeans; Spring wheat; Triticum aestivum; Zea mays

Heat is considered to be a major stress limiting crop growth and yields. While important findings on the impact of heat on crop yield have been made based on experiments in controlled environments, little is known about the effects under field conditions at larger scales. The study of Deryng et al (...