Current warming will reduce yields unless maize breeding and seed systems adapt immediately

A. J. Challinor (), A.-K. Koehler, J. Ramirez-Villegas, S. Whitfield and B. Das
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A. J. Challinor: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
A.-K. Koehler: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
J. Ramirez-Villegas: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
S. Whitfield: Sustainable Research Institute, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
B. Das: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), PO Box 1041

Nature Climate Change, 2016, vol. 6, issue 10, 954-958

Abstract: The process of breeding, delivery and adoption of new maize varieties can take 30 years. Projected difference in temperature between the start and end of the maize development cycle suggests the need for immediate development to prevent yield losses.

Date: 2016
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