Feeding a growing population requires improving crop yield without compromising the
environment. Maize (Zea mays L.) is the largest food crop in the world. Identifying underlying …

Increasing crop yields while reducing environmental impacts are a great challenge to
ensuring food security and environmental quality for the world agriculture. Increasing …

In semi-arid regions of northwest China, the planting pattern of double ridge-furrow with full
film mulching (DRFM) is widely used to improve maize productivity. However, little is known …

Leaf area and its longevity are the key factors driving dry matter accumulation and yield
formation in maize (Zea mays. L). Both factors are influenced by cultivation management …

Understanding the contribution of aboveground dry matter (DM) production and harvest
index (HI) to maize grain yield is essential to further improve grain yield to ensure future food …

Leaf angle and leaf area index together influence canopy light interception and canopy
photosynthesis. However, so far, there is no effective method to identify the optimal …

Solar radiation is the energy source for crop growth, as well as for the processes of
accumulation, distribution, and transfer of photosynthetic products that determine maize …

CONTEXT The maize production sector in the North China Plain (NCP) is facing the dual
pressures of having to increase its grain yield and improve its environmental sustainability …

Matching of maize growth with solar radiation is of great importance for achieving high yield.
We conducted experiments using different maize cultivars and planting densities under …

Climate change can have significant impacts on maize (Zea mays L.) grain yield. In this
study, we used extensive multi-year field experimental data (n= 423) across different climatic …