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Effect of Night Air Temperature on Grain Yield of Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans 1
Author(s) -
Peters D. B.,
Pendleton J. W.,
Hageman R. H.,
Brown C. M.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
agronomy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.752
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1435-0645
pISSN - 0002-1962
DOI - 10.2134/agronj1971.00021962006300050046x
Subject(s) - agronomy , yield (engineering) , zea mays , glycine , grain yield , poaceae , winter wheat , air temperature , biology , materials science , amino acid , meteorology , physics , metallurgy , biochemistry
In an unreplicated test, high air temperatures at night reduced corn ( Zea mays L.) yield about 40%, wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) yield almost 50%, and soybean ( Glycine max L. Merr.) yield about 10% as compared with yields of crops growing at cool night temperatures.