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. 2022 Mar 4;23(5):2838. doi: 10.3390/ijms23052838

Table 1.

Optimal temperature requirements of wheat at different growth stages (Adopted from Khan et al. [20]).

Stages Optimum
Temperature (°C)
Minimum
Temperature (°C)
Maximum
Temperature (°C)
Seed germination 20–25 ± 1.2 3.5–5.5 ± 0.44 35 ± 1.02
Root growth 17.2 ± 0.87 3.50 ± 0.73 24.0 ± 1.21
Shoot growth 18.5 ± 1.90 4.50 ± 0.76 20.1 ± 0.64
Leaf initiation 20.5 ± 1.25 1.50 ± 0.52 23.5 ± 0.95
Terminal spikelet 16.0 ± 2.30 2.50 ± 0.49 20.0 ± 1.60
Anthesis 23.0 ± 1.75 10.0 ± 1.12 26.0 ± 1.01
Grain filling duration 26.0 ± 1.53 13.0 ± 1.45 30.0 ± 2.13