Changing sowing dates has been a farming low-cost strategy to mitigate climate induced water stress during the juvenile stage of crops. This study evaluates the potential of drought-tolerant maize varieties and fertilizer microdosing to enhance maize productivity under different sowing dates in rainfed conditions. We conducted a two-year strip split-plot trial with three sowing dates (early,...
ABSTRACT: Maize productivity depends on grain‐filling, which requires understanding the interactions among genotype, water and nutrient management. However, these interactions remain poorly investigated in Sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA). This study investigates the influence of supplemental irrigation (SI) and fertiliser microdosing on grain‐filling and yields of maize varieties. Field experiment...