Maize, one of the world’s three major food crops, plays a vital role in global food security. Analyzing the spatiotemporal patterns of maize cultivation in Hunan Province and their influencing factors contributes to enhancing planting quality and efficiency, optimizing production patterns, and supporting provincial food security initiatives. Utilizing maize cultivation data from Hunan Province (2001–2023), this study employed the standard deviation ellipse, center of gravity shift model, and principal component analysis to examine production ...
