تحمّل الجفاف

Maize is very sensitive to water during flowering, when the tassel and silks emerge; drought at this stage harms pollination and kernel set. Water stress during grain fill can leave kernels small.

Drought-tolerant varieties come through this stress with smaller losses, but no variety reaches its full yield potential without enough water. Tolerance is not a substitute for irrigation and good soil management.

حيث يكون الري محدودًا أو خطر جفاف الصيف مرتفعًا، تساعد الأصناف التي تذكر نشراتها تحمّل الجفاف على تقليل مخاطر الإنتاجية.