The potential to add significant value to the rapid advances in plant breeding technologies
associated with statistical whole-genome prediction methods is a new frontier for crop …

We review approaches to maize breeding for improved drought tolerance during flowering
and grain filling in the central and western US corn belt and place our findings in the context …

Maize production in arid areas of Northwest China is seriously limited by water supply.
Conserving irrigation water and increasing water use efficiency (WUE) are effective methods …

The limited availability of water resources severely restricts agricultural development in the
semiarid and arid regions of Northwest China. A two-year field experiment was conducted to …

This study aims to understand the influence of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters on the
yield of winter wheat in some areas of China. Nitrogen (N) application is believed to improve …

Solving the disparity between rainwater supply and crop water demand is a fundamental
issue in semiarid rainfed agriculture. Over the last decades, the ridge-furrow-plastic …

Biochar has been widely proposed as a relatively novel approach to improve soil quality and
increase crop productivity, but its underlying mechanisms are not well understood. A large …

Studies at a regional scale suggest that although maize (Zea mays L.) yield increased
substantially, sensitivity to water deficit also increased concurrently with crop improvement …

Determining the timing of supplementary irrigation in water limited conditions is one
approach to reducing drought damage, increasing water productivity, and improving the …

Maize (Zea mays L.) production accounts for the largest share of crop land area in the
United States and is the largest consumer of nitrogen (N) fertilizers. Routine application of N …