Building soil to reduce climate change impacts on global crop yield

X Deng, Y Huang, W Yuan, W Zhang, P Ciais… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving soil health and resilience is fundamental for sustainable food production, however
the role of soil in maintaining or improving global crop productivity under climate warming is …

Genomic loci associated with grain yield under well-watered and water-stressed conditions in multiple bi-parental maize populations

N Ndlovu, M Gowda, Y Beyene, V Chaikam… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Smallholder maize farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are vulnerable to drought-
induced yield losses, which significantly impact food security and livelihoods within these …

Variation in maize grain yield indices when exposed to combined heat and water stress conditions under different soil amendments

UP Chukwudi, S Mavengahama, FR Kutu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Increased yield can be achieved by optimising the growth environment, improving the plant
gene pool, or a combination of the two. This study's objective was to evaluate the effect of …

The Influence of Parental Heat-Stress Priming on Drought-Tolerant Maize Progenies' Field Performance

UP Chukwudi, FR Kutu, S Mavengahama - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple crop and an industrial crop. Improving its thermotolerance
will be a crucial step in ensuring food security. The objective of this research was to assess …

Effect of cutting irrigation at different stages of growth and spraying with bitter melon extract on some vegetative qualities of two varieties of Zea mays L.

TS Hadi, WM Dawood… - Modern …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
The experiment was conducted during the autumn season 2022 at the Soil Science and
Water Resources Research Station of the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Diyala …

[PDF][PDF] The Influence of Parental Heat-Stress Priming on Drought-Tolerant Maize Progenies' Field Performance. Agriculture 2021, 11, 1229

UP Chukwudi, FR Kutu, S Mavengahama - 2021 - academia.edu
Maize (Zea mays L.) is a staple crop and an industrial crop. Improving its thermotolerance
will be a crucial step in ensuring food security. The objective of this research was to assess …