Protecting rice plants from heat when it attacks at nighttime

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Jan 30, 2024, 4:27 pm121 pts
Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for more than half of the world's population. Based on mathematical modeling, worldwide cereal production is estimated to have a loss of 6%–7% yield per 1°C increase in seasonal mean temperature associated with extreme heat disasters.

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