Effect of Moisture Stress on Maize (Zea Mays L.) Yield and Water Productivity

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the world’s third most important cereal crop after wheat and rice grown primarily for grain and secondly for fodder [1]. In Ethiopia, the crop is one of the leading food grains selected to assume a national commodity crop to support the food self-sufficiency program of the country. It is grown in moisture stress areas to high rainfall areas and from low lands to high lands [2]. Nevertheless, the production and productivity are strongly challenged by the rapidly dwindling water resources and the growing increase in competition for water.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources

• Publication date

  2019-01-28

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.19080/ijesnr.2019.16.555945
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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