Ripendra Awal

ATP adenosine triphosphate CSA climate smart agriculture DAP days after planting LCC leaf chlorophyll content LSD least significant difference SPAD soil plant analysis development 1 INTRODUCTION Corn (Zea mays) ranks third in global crop production after wheat (Triticum aestivum) and rice (Oryza sativa) (Khan et al., 2019). The United States produces >40% of the world's corn, making it the leading producer and exporter (Eskandarnejad et al., 2013; Singh et al., 2018; Solaimalai et al., 2020).

This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessArticle by Nigus Demelash Melaku , Ali Fares * and Ripendra Awal Cooperative Agricultural Research Center, College of Agriculture and Human Sciences, Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX 77446, USA * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.