[Effects of water-controlled irrigation on maize yield and photosynthetic characteristics of ear leaf in Xinjiang Province, China.]

and rETR, which finally resulted in decreased production of spring maize. Therefore, the optimal field moistures for these two spring maize cultivars were >60%, >70%, >75%, >80% and >65% for the growing stages V6, V12, R1, R3 and R5, respectively, to obtain a high yield in the oasis region.