Optimizing planting density for enhanced maize yield and resource use efficiency in China. A meta-analysis - Agronomy for Sustainable Development Reasoned increases in planting density are key measures to enhance maize yields. However, most existing studies on maize planting density based on long time spans often fail to account for diverse mic...

Zhang, M., Zhao, X., Han, X. et al. Optimizing planting density for enhanced maize yield and resource use efficiency in China. A meta-analysis. Agron. Sustain. Dev. 45, 29 (2025).
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PEP researchers in Benin held a national policy conference to discuss their findings on how policy can encourage maize production.
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