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Approaches for the Development of Cold Tolerance in Maize Through Regenerable Callus Cultures

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Most maize genotypes require a temperature range of 10 to 30 °C for growth (Gilmore and Rogers 1958). This temperature range reflects the tropical origin of Zea mays L. (reviewed by Goodman 1988) and the fact that modern hybrid corn breeding developed in the warm climate of the central United States corn belt. At high altitude or high latitude the temperature may typically fall below the lower limits of this 10 to 30 °C range (Hardacre and Eagles 1986). In these areas, maize may experience late spring or early fall frosts, long cold and wet springs, or near-freezing night temperatures.

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Duncan, D.R., Widholm, J.M. (1994). Approaches for the Development of Cold Tolerance in Maize Through Regenerable Callus Cultures. In: Bajaj, Y.P.S. (eds) Maize. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry, vol 25. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57968-4_22

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