Sustainable Maize Production Systems: Optimizing Genotypes, Management, and Environments
A special issue of Plants (ISSN 2223-7747). This special issue belongs to the section "Crop Physiology and Crop Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 20
Special Issue Editor
Interests: maize; crop physiological; high yield; lodging resistance; cultivation techniques
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Dear Colleagues,
Maize is the highest-yield and most-produced cereal crop in the world. Increasing maize yield per unit area is a fundamental solution to addressing global food security issues. Maize yield increase is primarily achieved through optimized genotypes, management, and environments. The application of dense-tolerant, stress-resistant, and high-yield varieties is an important measure to increase the global maize planting density and yield per unit area. The comprehensive application of measures such as reasonably increasing planting density, adopting appropriate row spacing configuration, efficiently applying water and fertilizer, spraying chemical growth regulators, and controlling weeds in the field in a timely manner has enhanced the yield potential of maize varieties. Sowing on an appropriate date can make full use of light and temperature resources. Different varieties and cultivation management measures should be adopted in high-temperature and cool areas. In areas where heat damage and drought occur frequently, what kind of varieties and what form of management to adopt has become a research hotspot. This Special Issue will include manuscripts related to maize varieties, cultivation management, and environmental interactions in sustainable maize production.
Dr. Jun Xue
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- maize
- field production
- increased yield
- varieties
- cultivation management
- environment
- stress
- resource efficiency
- precise regulation of water fertilizer
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