Short‐season corn hybrids to avoid heat and drought stress in the Mid‐South USA

Corn grain yield is extremely responsive to the weather conditions during the growing season. Drought stress, as a result of high temperatures and limited naturally occurring precipitation, often limits grain yield in the Mid‐South. Drought stresses often occur during the transition from the vegetative to the reproductive growth stage, which is most impactful to yield because of the high water demand. Our hypothesis was that short‐season corn hybrids of