**Meet the editors**

Dr. Amanullah is currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Agronomy, the University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan. He did his PhD in Agronomy at the University of Agriculture, Peshawar and his Post Doctorate from Dryland Agriculture Institute, WTAMU, Canyon, Texas, USA. Dr. Amanullah has published more than 100 papers in impact

factor journals. He as published many books. He is the coauthor of three books published by the FAO: Soil and Pulses: Symbiosis for Life (2016), Unlocking the Potential of Soil Organic Carbon (2017), and Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality (2018). Dr. Amanullah has also edited two books with Intech: Rice—Technology and Production (2017) and Nitrogen in Agriculture—Updates (2018). Dr. Amanullah has been awarded three Research Productivity Awards by the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology, Islamabad, in 2011/2012, 2012/2013, and 2015/2016. Dr. Amanullah represented Pakistan on the FAO Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils of Global Soil Partnership (2015–2018).

Dr. Shah Fahad was born in Dargai (Malakand Division), Pakistan. He studied in Pakistan at the Agricultural University, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Quiad-I-Azam University, Islamabad, where he successfully completed two degrees: a BSc (Hons) in Agronomy and an MPhil in Plant Physiology. As a scholar he continued for another degree in Graduate Studies at Huazhong Agricultural

University pursuing a PhD in Agronomy, which was achieved with honors in 2015. Mr. Shah Fahad is now doing a Post Doctorate at Huazhong Agricultural University. He is a contributor to many international journals with focuses on global warming and its influence on rice crop attributes in his articles. He is a member of the editorial boards and a critic of seven international journals.

Contents

**Preface VII**

**Section 1 Corn Management 1**

**Semiarid Climates 3** Amanullah and Shah Fahad

**Biotechnology 13**

**Section 2 Corn and Health 27**

Carolina Peña

**Section 3 Corn and Climate Change 93**

**Productivity 95**

Chapter 1 **Integrated Nutrient Management in Corn Production:**

Chapter 2 **Corn Productivity: The Role of Management and**

Jean-Paul Chavas and Paul D. Mitchell

Chapter 3 **The Maize Contribution in the Human Health 29**

**Biological Activities of Corn 49**

Chapter 5 **Bioactive Compounds in Pigmented Maize 69**

Chapter 6 **Climate Change Impacts on Corn Phenology and**

Jerry L. Hatfield and Christian Dold

José Ricardo and Aguirre López Luis Octavio

Chapter 4 **Phytochemical Composition: Antioxidant Potential and**

**Symbiosis for Food Security and Grower's Income in Arid and**

Bañuelos-Pineda Jacinto, Gómez-Rodiles Carmen Cecilia, Cuéllar-

Haq Nawaz, Saima Muzaffar, Momna Aslam and Shakeel Ahmad

Arturo Navarro, Andrea Torres, Fernanda Fernández-Aulis and
