Modeling and validation of high-temperature induced spikelet sterility in rice

Spikelet sterility due to heat stress during reproductive stage would be one of the prominent factors to reduce rice yield under the projected global warming climate. A simulation model that was comprised of equations to estimate the probability distributions of heading date of panicles in the field, flowering date of spikelets on a panicle, and flowering time of spikelets during the day time and the two sterility response functions to the...