Physiological Ecology and Regulation of High-Yield Maize Cultivation

Wanrong Gu, Jing Li · 2026

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Maize feeds people and livestock across the world, but growing it densely and heavily brings risks of plants falling over and of wasted fertilizer. Wanrong Gu and Jing Li introduce a thematic collection on high-yield maize growing in this 2026 piece. The collection gathers eight studies from sites that range from northeast China to dryland farms and lab benches.

One strand of the work pairs moderate nitrogen with chemical growth regulators at high planting density. That mix raised leaf greenness and photosynthesis while shortening stems and thickening their bases, so plants stood better and filled grain faster. Other studies in the set cover roots, soil care, mixed cropping, and stress helpers. The editors frame the set as a move from single tricks toward whole-system tuning.

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CREATORWanrong Gu, Jing Li
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE11 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13567180

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