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flowering diversity in wheat and the implications for crop resilience to heat. Ann Bot
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Macas B, Gomes MC, Dias AS, Coutinho J (2000) The tolerance of durum wheat to high
temperatures during grain filling. In: Royo C, Nachit MM, Di Fonzo N, Araus JL (eds) Options
Mediterraneennes. Durum wheat improvement in the Mediterranean region: new challenges.
CIHEAM, Zaragoza, pp 257–261
Machado S, Paulsen GM (2001) Combined effects of drought and high temperature on water
relations of wheat and sorghum. Plant Soil 233:179–187. https://doi.org/10.1023/
A:1010346601643
Machado JC, de Souza MA, de Oliveira DM, Cargnin A, Pimentel AJB, de Assis JC (2010)
Recurrent selection as breeding strategy for heat tolerance in wheat. Crop Breed Appl
Biotechnol 10:9–15
Maestri E, Klueva N, Perrotta C, Gulli M, Nguyen HT, Marmiroli N (2002) Molecular genetics of
heat tolerance and heat shock proteins in cereals. Plant Mol Biol 48:667–681. https://doi.org/10.
1023/A:1014826730024
Marchand FL, Mertens S, Kockelbergh F, Beyens L, Nijs I (2005) Performance of high arctic tundra
plants improved during but deteriorated after exposure to a simulated extreme temperature
event. Glob Change Biol 11:2078–2089
Martinez CA, Bianconi M, Silva L, Approbato A, Lemos M, Santos L, Curtarelli L et al (2014)
Moderate warming increases PSII performance, antioxidant scavenging systems and biomass
production in Stylosanthes capitata Vogel. Environ Exp Bot 102:58–67
Martinez-Ballesta MC, Lopez-Perez L, Muries B, Munoz-Azcarate O, Carvajal M (2009) Climate
change and plant water balance: the role of aquaporins a review. In: Lichtfouse E (ed) Climate
change, intercropping, pest control and beneficial microorganisms. Springer, Dordrecht, pp
71–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2716-05
Marutani Y, Yamauchi YKY, Mizutani M, Sugimoto Y (2012) Damage to photosystem II due to
heat stress without light-driven electron flow: involvement of enhanced introduction of reducing
power into thylakoid membranes. Planta 236:753–761
Mason RE, Mondal S, Beecher FW et al (2010) QTL associated with heat susceptibility index in
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under short-term reproductive stage heat stress. Euphytica
174:423–436. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-010-0151-x
Mason RE, Mondal S, Beecher F, Hays D (2011) Genetic loci linking improved heat tolerance in
wheat (Triticum aestivum L) to lower leaf and spike temperatures under controlled conditions.
Euphytica 180:181–194
Massad RS, Tuzet A, Bethenod O (2007) The effect of temperature on C4-type leaf photosynthesis
parameters. Plant Cell Environ 30:1191–1204
Mathur S, Jajoo A, Mehta P, Bharti S (2011) Analysis of elevated temperature-induced inhibition of
photosystem II using chlorophyll a fluorescence induction kinetics in wheat leaves (Triticum
aestivum). Plant Biol 13:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00319.x
McClung CR, Davis SJ (2010) Ambient thermometers in plants: from physiological outputs
towards mechanisms of thermal sensing. Curr Biol 20:1086–1092
Mickelbart MV, Hasegawa PM, Bailey-Serres J (2015) Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress
tolerance that translate to crop yield stability. Nat Rev Genet 16:237–251
Miller G, Schlauch K, Tam R, Cortes D et al (2009) The plant NADPH oxidase RbohD mediates
rapid, systemic signaling in response to diverse stimuli. Sci Signal 2(84):ra45
Mittler R, Vanderauwera S, Suzuki N, Miller G, Tognetti VB, Vandepoele K, Gollery M,
Shulaev V, Van Breusegem F (2011) ROS signaling: the new wave? Trends Plant Sci
16:300–309
Mohammed YSA, Tahir ISA, Kamal NM, Eltayeb AE, Ali AM, Kamal NM (2014) Impact of
wheat-Leymus racemosus added chromosomes on wheat adaptation and tolerance to heat stress.
Breed Sci 3:450–460
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flowering diversity in wheat and the implications for crop resilience to heat. Ann Bot
109:843–850. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcr308
Macas B, Gomes MC, Dias AS, Coutinho J (2000) The tolerance of durum wheat to high
temperatures during grain filling. In: Royo C, Nachit MM, Di Fonzo N, Araus JL (eds) Options
Mediterraneennes. Durum wheat improvement in the Mediterranean region: new challenges.
CIHEAM, Zaragoza, pp 257–261
Machado S, Paulsen GM (2001) Combined effects of drought and high temperature on water
relations of wheat and sorghum. Plant Soil 233:179–187. https://doi.org/10.1023/
A:1010346601643
Machado JC, de Souza MA, de Oliveira DM, Cargnin A, Pimentel AJB, de Assis JC (2010)
Recurrent selection as breeding strategy for heat tolerance in wheat. Crop Breed Appl
Biotechnol 10:9–15
Maestri E, Klueva N, Perrotta C, Gulli M, Nguyen HT, Marmiroli N (2002) Molecular genetics of
heat tolerance and heat shock proteins in cereals. Plant Mol Biol 48:667–681. https://doi.org/10.
1023/A:1014826730024
Marchand FL, Mertens S, Kockelbergh F, Beyens L, Nijs I (2005) Performance of high arctic tundra
plants improved during but deteriorated after exposure to a simulated extreme temperature
event. Glob Change Biol 11:2078–2089
Martinez CA, Bianconi M, Silva L, Approbato A, Lemos M, Santos L, Curtarelli L et al (2014)
Moderate warming increases PSII performance, antioxidant scavenging systems and biomass
production in Stylosanthes capitata Vogel. Environ Exp Bot 102:58–67
Martinez-Ballesta MC, Lopez-Perez L, Muries B, Munoz-Azcarate O, Carvajal M (2009) Climate
change and plant water balance: the role of aquaporins a review. In: Lichtfouse E (ed) Climate
change, intercropping, pest control and beneficial microorganisms. Springer, Dordrecht, pp
71–89. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-2716-05
Marutani Y, Yamauchi YKY, Mizutani M, Sugimoto Y (2012) Damage to photosystem II due to
heat stress without light-driven electron flow: involvement of enhanced introduction of reducing
power into thylakoid membranes. Planta 236:753–761
Mason RE, Mondal S, Beecher FW et al (2010) QTL associated with heat susceptibility index in
wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under short-term reproductive stage heat stress. Euphytica
174:423–436. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10681-010-0151-x
Mason RE, Mondal S, Beecher F, Hays D (2011) Genetic loci linking improved heat tolerance in
wheat (Triticum aestivum L) to lower leaf and spike temperatures under controlled conditions.
Euphytica 180:181–194
Massad RS, Tuzet A, Bethenod O (2007) The effect of temperature on C4-type leaf photosynthesis
parameters. Plant Cell Environ 30:1191–1204
Mathur S, Jajoo A, Mehta P, Bharti S (2011) Analysis of elevated temperature-induced inhibition of
photosystem II using chlorophyll a fluorescence induction kinetics in wheat leaves (Triticum
aestivum). Plant Biol 13:1–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1438-8677.2009.00319.x
McClung CR, Davis SJ (2010) Ambient thermometers in plants: from physiological outputs
towards mechanisms of thermal sensing. Curr Biol 20:1086–1092
Mickelbart MV, Hasegawa PM, Bailey-Serres J (2015) Genetic mechanisms of abiotic stress
tolerance that translate to crop yield stability. Nat Rev Genet 16:237–251
Miller G, Schlauch K, Tam R, Cortes D et al (2009) The plant NADPH oxidase RbohD mediates
rapid, systemic signaling in response to diverse stimuli. Sci Signal 2(84):ra45
Mittler R, Vanderauwera S, Suzuki N, Miller G, Tognetti VB, Vandepoele K, Gollery M,
Shulaev V, Van Breusegem F (2011) ROS signaling: the new wave? Trends Plant Sci
16:300–309
Mohammed YSA, Tahir ISA, Kamal NM, Eltayeb AE, Ali AM, Kamal NM (2014) Impact of
wheat-Leymus racemosus added chromosomes on wheat adaptation and tolerance to heat stress.
Breed Sci 3:450–460
3 Plant Morphological, Physiological Traits Associated with Adaptation Against. . .
75