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Review Article

Food crops face rising temperatures: An overview of responses, adaptive mechanisms, and approaches to improve heat tolerance

Neeru KaushalDepartment of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh160014, IndiaView further author information
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Kalpna BhandariDepartment of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh160014, IndiaView further author information
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Kadambot H.M. SiddiqueThe UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, CrawleyWA 6009, AustraliaView further author information
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Harsh NayyarDepartment of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh160014, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Manuel Tejada MoralUniversity of Seville, SpainView further author information
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Article: 1134380 | Received 24 Oct 2015, Accepted 03 Dec 2015, Published online: 01 Feb 2016

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