Teng Li , Jintao Wang , Xinliang Dong , Yanzhe Hu , Fengcheng Sun , Xiangqian Zhang , Yu Xiao , Dongmei Zhang , Hongyong Sun
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Combining with the field management and climatic data, YG and the driving factors were analyzed. The results showed that the highest maize yield was found at IBT, but with the lowest YG both at plant density changed from 6 × 10<sup>4</sup> to 7.5 × 10<sup>4</sup> plants ha<sup>−1</sup> (YG1) and 7.5 × 10<sup>4</sup> to 9 × 10<sup>4</sup> plants ha<sup>−1</sup> (YG2). While the lowest maize yield was found at HBT, but with the highest YG1 and YG2 among the four sites. Through analyzing the relative importance of the driving factors, we found that the field management practices were more important to YG1, which could independently explain 28 % of the variation of YG1, meanwhile with 9 % jointly explanation with yield components, and 6 % jointly explanation with climatic conditions. For the YG2, 31 % variation were explained by the yield components, meanwhile with 7 % jointly explanation with climatic conditions. Finally, we compared and discussed the YG in different areas of China using data from previous studies. The present study proposed the YG between different plant densities during maize densification. And quantify the contribution of the driving factors on different YG. Those results would be meaningful for the formulating of maize planting density strategies, and providing reference to the breeding of maize density-tolerant varieties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51045,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Agronomy","volume":"170 ","pages":"Article 127745"},"PeriodicalIF":5.5000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Yield gaps and the driving factors under different plant density of spring maize in North China Plain\",\"authors\":\"Teng Li , Jintao Wang , Xinliang Dong , Yanzhe Hu , Fengcheng Sun , Xiangqian Zhang , Yu Xiao , Dongmei Zhang , Hongyong Sun\",\"doi\":\"10.1016/j.eja.2025.127745\",\"DOIUrl\":null,\"url\":null,\"abstract\":\"<div><div>Increasing planting density is a major agronomic practice to enhance maize yield. 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Yield gaps and the driving factors under different plant density of spring maize in North China Plain
Increasing planting density is a major agronomic practice to enhance maize yield. With the increasing of plant density, the yield gaps (YG) between different plant densities would be changed. However, YG between different plant densities and the driving factors received little attention. Thus, in this study, a joint field experiment was set at four sites in the spring maize-growing area in North China Plain (NCP), which was at Botou, Hebei province (HBT), Yuci, Shanxi province (YC), Nandagang, Hebei province (NDG), and Baotou, Inner Mongolia (IBT). All the experiments in each sites had three plant densities of 6 × 104, 7.5 × 104, and 9 × 104 plants ha−1. Combining with the field management and climatic data, YG and the driving factors were analyzed. The results showed that the highest maize yield was found at IBT, but with the lowest YG both at plant density changed from 6 × 104 to 7.5 × 104 plants ha−1 (YG1) and 7.5 × 104 to 9 × 104 plants ha−1 (YG2). While the lowest maize yield was found at HBT, but with the highest YG1 and YG2 among the four sites. Through analyzing the relative importance of the driving factors, we found that the field management practices were more important to YG1, which could independently explain 28 % of the variation of YG1, meanwhile with 9 % jointly explanation with yield components, and 6 % jointly explanation with climatic conditions. For the YG2, 31 % variation were explained by the yield components, meanwhile with 7 % jointly explanation with climatic conditions. Finally, we compared and discussed the YG in different areas of China using data from previous studies. The present study proposed the YG between different plant densities during maize densification. And quantify the contribution of the driving factors on different YG. Those results would be meaningful for the formulating of maize planting density strategies, and providing reference to the breeding of maize density-tolerant varieties.
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The European Journal of Agronomy, the official journal of the European Society for Agronomy, publishes original research papers reporting experimental and theoretical contributions to field-based agronomy and crop science. The journal will consider research at the field level for agricultural, horticultural and tree crops, that uses comprehensive and explanatory approaches. The EJA covers the following topics:
crop physiology
crop production and management including irrigation, fertilization and soil management
agroclimatology and modelling
plant-soil relationships
crop quality and post-harvest physiology
farming and cropping systems
agroecosystems and the environment
crop-weed interactions and management
organic farming
horticultural crops
papers from the European Society for Agronomy bi-annual meetings
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