Abstract:Aridification might be enhanced under climatic change in the future, and it might seriously affect maize, one of main food and the most important forage crop in China. Understanding the possible responses of maize to drought is very important for making scientific strategies in order to mitigate negative effects of climatic change. Thus, simulating experiment on the responses of maize (Zea mays) to different soil water stress levels was conducted by pond cultivation at neutral loam, meadow soil. The soil wa...