Early heat waves hit wheat yields hardest but boost resilience to subsequent heat waves

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What happened

New research published in the Journal of Experimental Botany reveals that wheat crops are more sensitive to grain yield losses from heat waves that occur before reaching their flowering stage than those occurring later.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:01 UTC.

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