supported by the Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest(No.201203096);the National Key Technology R&D Program of China(Nos.2013BAD07B00 and 2013BAD08B00);the China Agriculture Research System(No.CARS-02)
Variation in weather conditions during grain filling has substantial effects on maize kernel weight(KW). The objective of this work was to characterize variation in KW with sowing date-associated weather conditions an...