This volume highlights advancements in maize cultivation, including breeding, genetics, biotechnology, crop protection, agronomy, and value addition. It addresses challenges like climate change, nutritional enhancement, and sustainable farming to secure maize's role in food security and economic stability. This book also explores the use of wild relatives for climate resilience, molecular markers in breeding, value-added products, hybrid seed demand, and maize as a biofuel source.A...

The global population is projected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, and food and feed production will need to increase by 70%. Wheat, maize and sorghum are three key cereals which provide nutrition for the majority of the world's population. Their production is affected by various abiotic stresses which cause significant yield losses. The effects of climate change also increase the frequency and severity of such abiotic stresses. Molecular breeding technologies offer real hope for impro...