Heat effects on corn and soybean crops

July 20, 2017

See the full article: https://crops.extension.iastate.edu/post/heat-effects-corn-and-soybean-crops

Water and temperature affect many crop processes simultaneously ranging from crop growth, development, photosynthesis, respiration, water transpiration, grain fill, and nutrient cycling. The magnitude of high temperature or drought stress depends also on the stage of the crop. Another factor that should be considered is how high minimum temperatures are. Read full ICM News article

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