Predicting corn tiller development in restrictive environments can be achieved to enhance defensive management decision tools for producers

RL Veenstra, TJ Hefley, D Berning… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction While globally appreciated for reliable, intensification-friendly phenotypes,
modern corn (Zea mays L.) genotypes retain crop plasticity potential. For example, weather …

Effect of tillers on corn yield: Exploring trait plasticity potential in unpredictable environments

RL Veenstra, CD Messina, D Berning, LA Haag… - Crop …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term selection in maize (Zea mays L.) favored single‐stalked phenotypes limiting
vegetative growth. However, reduced plant densities create conducive environments to the …

Does tillering affect the grain yield of maize (Zea mays)? A quantitative review

DH Rotili, JR Micheloud, F Ross… - Crop and Pasture …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Tillering is generally considered counterproductive for grain yield in maize (Zea
mays). However, recent research defies that idea and suggests that the effects of tillering on …

Does tillering affect the grain yield of maize (Zea mays)? A quantitative review

DH Rotili, JR Micheloud, F Ross, LG Abeledo… - Crop and Pasture …, 2024 - BioOne
Context. Tillering is generally considered counterproductive for grain yield in maize (Zea
mays). However, recent research defies that idea and suggests that the effects of tillering on …

Corn yield components can be stabilized via tillering in sub-optimal plant densities

RL Veenstra, CD Messina, D Berning… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Crop plasticity is fundamental to sustainability discussions in production
agriculture. Modern corn (Zea mays L.) genetics can compensate yield determinants to a …

Contribution of tillers to maize yield stability at low plant density

I Massigoge, F Ross, JA Fernández, L Echarte… - Crop …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
One of the main challenges of using low plant densities in restrictive and variable
environments is to maximize the use of resources in better‐than‐expected years. In this …

Tillering Potential, Yield, and Yield Components in Super-Sweet Maize: Gene Action, Combining Ability, and Heterosis Analysis (Zea mays L. var saccharata)

AF Rahmani, S Khavari Khorasani… - … in Industrial Crops, 2023 - atic.razi.ac.ir
The success of hybrid breeding programs across the world depends on an understanding of
the impacts of gene activity, combining ability, and heterosis on desired characteristics. This …

Desarrollo vegetativo y reproductivo de vástagos de diferente orden de tres híbridos comerciales de maíz en dos densidades de siembra

DH Rotili, GA Maddonni - Agronomía & Ambiente, 2016 - agronomiayambiente.agro.uba.ar
La producción de macollos puede otorgar estabilidad al rendimiento del maíz en ambientes
con oferta variable de recursos, o compensar fallas en el establecimiento de plántulas. El …