[en] Crop lodging, characterized by the bending or breaking of plant stems, poses a significant challenge to global food security by reducing crop yields and complicating harvesting processes. This review explores the factors influencing lodging susceptibility, including environmental conditions, genetic traits, fertilizer management, pathogens, and hormonal regulation. Recent advancements in maize research have uncovered critical genetic traits and elucidated the roles of key hormonal pathways—such as gibberellin (GA), strigolactone (SL), auxin, and ethylene—in modulating stem elongation, tillering angles, and root system architecture. These pathways collectively shape crop architecture, with GA and SL contributing to stalk strength, and auxin and ethylene enhancing root development and plant stability. Concurrently, agronomic interventions, such as optimized planting density and nutrient management, have improved stem integrity and mitigated lodging risk. By integrating genetic, hormonal, and agronomic knowledge, researchers have made remarkable progress in developing maize varieties that resist lodging, enhancing crop resilience and yield stability under various environmental conditions. Future research should focus on unraveling the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying lodging resistance, addressing technical limitations in implementation, and advancing sustainable agricultural practices to secure global food production and ensure long-term productivity.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Ishfaq, Shumila; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Beijing, China
Ding, Yi; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Beijing, China
Liang, Xiaoyan ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre ; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Beijing, China
Guo, Wei ; Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Key Laboratory of Agro-Products Quality and Safety Control in Storage and Transport Process, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Beijing, China
Language :
English
Title :
Advancing lodging resistance in maize: Integrating genetic, hormonal, and agronomic insights for sustainable crop productivity
NSCF - National Natural Science Foundation of China
Funding text :
This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No's. 32072377 and 32470213 ), National Key Research and Development Program of China ( 2024YFF1105503 ), the mission of Konjac Industrial Science and Technology in Malipo County, Yunnan Province ( 202304BI090027-2 ) and Natural Science Foundation of Ningxia Province ( 2024AAC02040 ).
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