biostudies-literatureUnknown13Ren HZhengdan 958 (ZD958) is the summer maize variety with the widest planting area in Huang-Huai-Hai plain in the past 20 years. Understanding the agronomic characteristics of maize and its adaptability to climatic factors is of great significance for breeding maize varieties with high yield and stability. In this study, the experimental data of 33 experimental stations from 2005 to 2015 were analyzed to clarify the effects of different agronomic traits on yield and the correlation between agronomic traits, and to understand the effects of different climatic factors on summer maize yield and agronomic traits. The results showed that the average yield of ZD958 was 9.20 t ha^-1, and the yield variation coefficient was 13.41%. There was a certainly negative correlation between high yielFrontiers in plant science1050064https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9707337biostudies-literatureEffects of agronomic traits and climatic factors on yield and yield stability of summer maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L) in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain in China.PMC9707337Ren HLiu MZhang JLiu PLiu CfalseEffects of agronomic traits and climatic factors on yield and yield stability of summer maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L) in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain in China.Zhengdan 958 (ZD958) is the summer maize variety with the widest planting area in Huang-Huai-Hai plain in the past 20 years. Understanding the agronomic characteristics of maize and its adaptability to climatic factors is of great significance for breeding maize varieties with high yield and stability. In this study, the experimental data of 33 experimental stations from 2005 to 2015 were analyzed to clarify the effects of different agronomic traits on yield and the correlation between agronomic traits, and to understand the effects of different climatic factors on summer maize yield and agronomic traits. The results showed that the average yield of ZD958 was 9.20 t ha^-1, and the yield variation coefficient was 13.41%. There was a certainly negative correlation between high yiel2022-01-01T00:00:00Z20222025-04-03T21:31:20.302Z2025-04-03T21:31:20.302ZS-EPMC97073373645751710.3389/fpls.2022.1050064