ArticleFrontiers in plant science2026
Balancing individual trade-offs for population gain: optimizing nitrogen and density secures fresh ear yield in rain-fed waxy maize.
Article in Frontiers in plant science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Context: Fresh waxy maize is a unique type of maize harvested at the late R3 stage. Both fresh ear yield and weight per ear determine its economic value. Nitrogen (N) application and planting density are the two major agronomic practice factors influencing maize growth and yield; however, optimal values for fresh waxy maize remain poorly defined, particularly in rain-fed areas. Objective: The purpose of the present study was to clarify the effects of planting density and N application rate on fresh ear yield, in addition to dry matter (DM) and N accumulation and partitioning, and to identify the primary drivers of the effects in fresh waxy maize. Methods: A two-year field experiment was conducted in Shanxi province, China, using a split-plot design with three replicates. N application rate (0, 120, 180, and 240 kg ha Results: Increasing planting density from 45, 000 to 60, 000 plants ha Conclusion: The findings of the present study provide practical guidance for integrated management of N and planting density in fresh waxy maize to regulate DM, N and yield in the study area and in other regions with similar climatic conditions.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.