Table 1.
Temperature prior to the initiation of reproductive phase upto physiological maturity of maize crop (months of April and May).
Temperature (°C) | Screening trials 2013 | Evaluation trials 2015 | |||
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Non-stressed | Heat-stressed | Non-stressed | Heatstressed | ||
Minimum | Range | 14.0–30.8 | 24.2–31.4 | 15.6–32.2 | 18.3–34.3 |
Mean | 22.1 | 25.7 | 22.8 | 25.9 | |
Maximum | Range | 28.5–46.1 | 36.8–50.7 | 25.2–45.5 | 31.6–50.4 |
Mean | 36.6 | 42.7 | 36.1 | 42.3 |