The Living Lab Water – Piedmont was established to manage water resources efficiently and sustainably in a context of significant climate variability, through collaboration between the University of Turin, agricultural entrepreneurs, and seed companies. This partnership highlighted the need for a careful use of water in spring–summer crops, particularly maize, which is the most widely cultivated crop in the Po Valley.
To this end, the effectiveness of maize hybrids with varying degrees of earliness and drought tolerance was assessed across five farms in the Piedmont region of the Po Valley, each operating under different irrigation regimes. The objective was to identify the most effective strategy for farmers to manage water resources efficiently.
