Resilient yet productive: maize that can thrive under stress and in optimal conditions.

ABSTRACT: In the Asian tropics, maize is predominantly grown as a rainfed crop during the summer-rainy season, which often suffers significant yield losses due to the erratic distribution pattern of monsoon rain that causes intermittent dry spells and/or excessive moisture within the season. The climate-induced abiotic stresses, particularly drought and waterlogging, pose significant threats to rainfed maize cultivation in the Asian tropics, where erratic patterns of monsoon rain and associated high genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) effects undermine yield stability. To address these challenges, this study evaluated 61 advanced-stage maize hybrids developed under the Asia Waterlogging and Drought Tolerant (AWDT) product profile, designed to deliver hybrids with stable grain yields under vari

SUBMITTER: Das RR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12554654 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature