Title: Effect of Moisture Stress on Maize (Zea Mays L.) Yield and Water Productivity
Abstract: Deficit irrigation has been widely investigated as a valuable and sustainable production strategy in arid and semi-arid regions.It is one of the ways of maximizing water use efficiency (WUE) for higher yields per unit of irrigation water applied (Kirda, 2002).Many studies have shown that there is a significant yield and yield component reduction occurs when maize produce under deficit irrigation.Maize is very sensitive to water stress [4,5].Payero et al. (2008) reported that water stress can affect growth, development and physiological processes of maize plants, which reduce biomass yield.